Acute abdomen, gastroenterologists view;Akutes abdomen aus gastroenterologischer sicht

Praxis

Volumn 96, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 645-659

  Dietrich, C F ^a   Muller G ^b   Ignee, A ^a  

^a Abteilung Innere Medizin II   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal ultrasonography; Appendicitis; Diverticulitis; Ileus; Mesenteric ischemia; Pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247531412     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157.96.16.645     Document Type: Review

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