CT findings of tuberculous peritonitis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 488-491

  Na ChiangMai, W ^a   Pojchamarnwiputh, S ^a   Lertprasertsuke, N ^b   Chitapanarux, T ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b Department of Pathology ^*

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Mesentery; Omentum; Peritoneum; Tuberculous peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MESENTERY; OMENTUM; PERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 47249158129     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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