Sonographic assessment of the retroperitoneal position of the third portion of the duodenum: An indicator of normal intestinal rotation

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 941-945

  Menten, Renaud ^a   Reding, Raymond ^a   Godding, Véronique ^a   Dumitriu, Dana ^a   Clapuyt, Philippe ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Duodenum; Forgut malrotation; US

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY; AORTA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DUODENUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MALROTATION; JEJUNUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROPERITONEAL THIRD PORTION OF THE DUODENUM; RETROPERITONEUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; DUODENUM; HUMANS; INFANT; MESENTERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATION;

EID: 84866743106     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2403-5     Document Type: Article

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