Emergency ultrasound and gallstone ileus

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-96

  Zironi, Gianni ^a   Modolon, Cecilia ^b   Cavazza, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary ileus; Bowel obstruction; Emergency ultrasound; Gallstone ileus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROSTOMY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE ILEUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; ILEUS;

EID: 34247595557     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000228456.53221.6b     Document Type: Article

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