Discrimination of gangrenous from uncomplicated acute cholecystitis: Accuracy of CT findings

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-178

  Wu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Chen, Chien Cheng ^a   Wang, Chao Jan ^a   Wong, Yon Cheong ^a   Wang, Li Jen ^a   Huang, Chen Chih ^a   Lo, Wan Chak ^a   Chen, Huan Wu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; CT; Gall stone; Gangrenous cholecystitis; Perfusion defect; Pericholecystic standing

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE GANGRENOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; LIVER VEIN THROMBOSIS; MALE; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; NO GALLSTONE CONDITION; PERFUSION DEFECT; PERICHOLECYSTIC STRANDING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTITIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79955468351     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-010-9612-x     Document Type: Article

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