Acute emphysematous cholecystitis with initial normal radiological evaluation: a fatal diagnostic pitfall in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 488.e3-488.e5

  Seow, Vei Ken ^a   Lin, Chiu Mei ^a   Wang, Tzong Luen ^a,b   Chong, Chee Fah ^a,b   Lin, I Yin ^a,b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPHYSEMATOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SEPSIS; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 34248170218     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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