Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography imaging of surgically treated acute acalculous cholecystitis in critically ill patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 183-188

  Ahvenjarvi, Lauri ^a   Koivukangas, Vesa ^a   Jartti, Airi ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Saarnio, Juha ^a   Syrjala, Hannu ^a   Laurila, Jouko ^a   Ala Kokko, Tero ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Imaging; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; AGED; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78751605972     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181cf7e6a     Document Type: Article

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