Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 239-241 , May 2010

Simultaneous emphysematous cholecystitis and emphysematous pancreatitis: a case report

  • Hee Seok Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, 814, Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-773, South Korea
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  • Yong Seok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, 814, Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-773, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, 814, Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-773, South Korea. Tel.: +82 31 961 7824; fax: +82 31 961 7832.
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  • Sung Bin Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 1290-3 Jeonha-dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan, 682-060, South Korea
    • ,
  • Yup Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, 814, Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-773, South Korea

Received 5 October 2007 ,Accepted 17 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.12.009

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 239-241 , May 2010

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