Predictive value of procalcitonin for the diagnosis of bowel strangulation

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1566-1567

  Papaziogas, B ^a   Anthimidis, G ^a   Koutelidakis, I ^a   Atmatzidis, S ^a   Atmatzidis, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ILEUM; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; MESENTERY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; ISCHEMIA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RABBITS;

EID: 45849088003     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9498-8     Document Type: Letter

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