Extension of air into the right perirenal space after duodenal perforation: CT findings

Radiology

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 740-748

  Yagan, Neda ^a   Auh, Yong H ^a   Fisher, Andrea ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; KIDNEY; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; LIVER; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MESENTERY; PELVIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR; DUODENUM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62649084695     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2503080605     Document Type: Article

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