Can a computed tomography scoring system predict the need for surgery in small-bowel obstruction?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 780-784

  Jones, Kory ^a   Mangram, Alicia J ^a   Lebron, Ricardo A ^a   Nadalo, Lennard ^a   Dunn, Ernest ^a  

^a Methodist Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Scoring system; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHESIONS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36048966893     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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