Evidence-based diagnosis of malrotation and volvulus

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Applegate, Kimberly E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; Enema; Infants and children; Malrotation; Upper gastrointestinal series; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTESTINE MALROTATION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; PEDIATRICS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 63349091072     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1177-x     Document Type: Review

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