Sonography in identification of abdominal wall lesions presenting as palpable masses

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1199-1209

  Gokhale, Sudheer ^a,b  

^a CHOITHRAM HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal sonography; Abdominal wall; Hernia

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CYTOLOGY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TRANSDUCERS; TUMORS;

ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL WALLS; HERNIA;

ULTRASONICS;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; NEWBORN; PALPATION; REVIEW; SEROMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33748147899     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.9.1199     Document Type: Review

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