Intra-abdominal solid organ injury in children: Diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Gaines, Barbara A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Liver; Pancreas; Pediatric trauma; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDLINE; PANCREAS INJURY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; ABDOMINAL INJURY; CHILD; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 70349263320     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181adc17a     Document Type: Article

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