Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced small-bowel angioedema: Clinical and imaging findings in 20 patients

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 393-398

  Scheirey, Christopher D ^a   Scholz, Francis J ^a   Shortsleeve, Michael J ^b   Katz, Douglas S ^c  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioedema; Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Intestinal; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; LISINOPRIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DILATATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOEDEMA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960702991     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.4451     Document Type: Article

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