Stump appendicitis: surgical background, CT appearance, and imaging mimics

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-18

  Johnston, Jennifer ^a   Myers, Daniel T ^a   Williams, Todd R ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Remnant appendicitis; Stump appendicitis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPAMIDOL;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84939871779     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: 14381435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-014-1253-x     Document Type: Article

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