Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 7 , Pages 676-682 , July 2007

A prospective evaluation of CT features predictive of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in critically ill surgical patients

  • A.Z. Al-Bahrani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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  • G.H. Abid

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • E. Sahgal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • S. O'Shea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • S. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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  • B.J. Ammori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: B.J. Ammori, Manchester Royal Infirmary, HPB Surgery, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK. Tel.: +44 161 2763510; fax: +44 161 2764530.

Received 25 August 2006 ,Revised 9 November 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.11.006

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 7 , Pages 676-682 , July 2007

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