Air in the portal venous system: Radiologic differential diagnosis and etiology-specific treatment;L'aéroportie, de la sémiologie radiologique au traitement étiologique

Journal de Chirurgie

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-147

  Chirica, M ^a   Scatton, O ^a  

^a université Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Liver; Portal Venous Air

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746897694     PISSN: 00217697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-7697(06)73641-9     Document Type: Review

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