Characteristic sonographic findings of hepatic erosion by umbilical vein catheters

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 661-666

  Lim Dunham, Jennifer E ^a   Vade, Aruna ^a   Capitano, Holly N ^a   Muraskas, Jonathan ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters; Liver; Neonatal; Umbilical vein

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CATHETERS; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE;

HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HEPATIC PARENCHYMA; LIVER LESIONS; UMBILICAL VEIN CATHETERS (UVCS);

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; NEWBORN; PARACENTESIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 34247589896     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.5.661     Document Type: Article

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