Appendicitis and diverticulitis of the colon: Misleading forms

Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

Volumn 94, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 771-792

  Sibileau, E ^a   Boulay Coletta, I ^a   Julles M C ^a   Benadjaoud, S ^a   Oberlin, O ^a   Zins, M ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; CT; Diverticulitis; Traps; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLON CANCER; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLON PSEUDODIVERTICULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILEITIS; ILEUS; INTESTINE FISTULA; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; LIVER ABSCESS; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; OCCLUSION; PHLEBITIS; SALPINGITIS; SIGMOID; SMALL INTESTINE; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; TRANSVERSE COLON;

APPENDICITIS; CT; DIVERTICULITIS; TRAPS; ULTRASOUND;

APPENDICITIS; COLONIC DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIVERTICULITIS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84892853799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22115684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2013.03.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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