Small bowel volvulus diagnosed by the CT "whirl sign"

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1469-1470

  De Korte, Niels ^a   Grutters, Cornelis T ^a   Snellen, Jacob P ^a  

^a Kennemer Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Small bowel volvulus; Whirl sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; INTESTINE, SMALL; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48849110629     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0346-1     Document Type: Article

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