Whirlpool sign in small-bowel volvulus due to a mesenteric cyst.
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Received June 14, 2004, from Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre (S.B.V.) and G. Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (V.R.R., G.S.), Coimbatore, India. Revision requested June 24, 2004. Revised manuscript accepted for publication July 6, 2004. Address correspondence and reprint requests to S. Boopathy Vijayaraghavan, MD, DMRD, 16 B Venkatachalam Rd, R. S. Puram, Coimbatore 641 002, India. E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]. Abbreviations SBV, small-bowel volvulus; SMA, superior mesenteric artery; SMV, superior mesenteric vein Case Report
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
دوره 23 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004