Computed tomography features associated with operative management for nonstrangulating small bowel obstruction

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 254-259

  Suri, Rakesh R ^a   Vora, Parag ^a   Kirby, John M ^a   Ruo, Leyo ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84906654571     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.008613     Document Type: Article

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