Ischemia and Infarction of the Intestine Related to Obstruction

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 925-942

  Romano, Stefania ^a   Bartone, Giovanni ^a   Romano, Luigia ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Bowel obstruction; Infarction; Ischemia; MDCT

Indexed keywords

INTESTINE INFARCTION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INFARCTION; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINES; ISCHEMIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 53949114458     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2008.07.004     Document Type: Review

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