Acute colonic diverticulitis in a community-based hospital: CT evaluation in 138 patients

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 171-179

  Kaewlai, Rathachai ^a,b   Nazinitsky, Kenneth J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Community hospital; Computed tomography; Diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE DERIVATIVE; IOHEXOL;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE WALL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846148974     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-006-0552-2     Document Type: Article

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