The early presence of pneumatosis in traumatic colonic perforation: a sequential computed tomography demonstration

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 645.e1-645.e4

  Liao, Yu Tso ^a   Lin, Tzu Hsin ^a   Ko, Wen Je ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; OBESITY; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77953310882     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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