Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 344-347 , September 2010

Radiological features of acute gastric volvulus in adult patients

  • Hassan Al-Balas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, King Abdullah University Hospital, P. O. Box 6300001, Irbid, 21110, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan.
    • ,
  • Mohammed Bani Hani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, King Abdullah University Hospital, P. O. Box 6300001, Irbid, 21110, Jordan
    • ,
  • Hamzi Z. Omari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, King Abdullah University Hospital, P. O. Box 6300001, Irbid, 21110, Jordan

Received 8 August 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.02.001

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 344-347 , September 2010

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