Value of "protruding lips" sign in malignant bowel obstructions

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 681-685

  Angelelli, Giuseppe ^a   Moschetta, Marco ^a   Sabato, Lucia ^a   Morella, Mariangela ^a   Scardapane, Arnaldo ^a   Stabile Ianora, Amato Antonio ^a  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Bowel obstruction; Computed tomography; MDCT; Protruding lips sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH MALFORMATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMINENT LIP; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STENOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80755159031     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.09.034     Document Type: Article

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