Utility of CT in the diagnosis and management of small-bowel obstruction in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1441-1448

  Wang, Qiuyan ^a   Chavhan, Govind B ^a   Babyn, Paul S ^b   Tomlinson, George ^c   Langer, Jacob C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; CT scan; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE RESECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84872270604     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2497-9     Document Type: Article

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