Review of internal hernias: Radiographic and clinical findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 703-717

  Martin, Lucie C ^a   Merkle, Elmar M ^a   Thompson, William M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; CT; Gastrointestinal radiology; Hernia; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; CECUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FORAMEN OF WINSLOW; HERNIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL HERNIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MESENTERY; MESOCOLON; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGMOID; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645832184     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0644     Document Type: Review

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