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The role of ultrasound in the management of intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction (IO) is a common cause of acute abdominal pain. The recent increased use of sonography in the initial evaluation of abdominal pain has made point-of-care ultrasound a valuable tool for the diagnosis of IO. Sonography is as sensitive, but more specific, than plain abdominal X-r...

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Autores principales: Hefny, Ashraf F, Corr, Peter, Abu-Zidan, Fikri M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22416163
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.93109