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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12820| Title: | Imaging Right Iliac Fossa (RIF) pain |
| Authors: | Vassallo, Pierre |
| Keywords: | Abdominal pain -- Diagnosis Ultrasonography -- Methods Acute abdomen Diagnostic imaging |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Vassallo, P. (2011). Imaging Right Iliac Fossa (RIF) pain. The Synapse, (5), 25-27 |
| Abstract: | Abdominal pain is one of the most common causes for referral to the emergency department coming second only after chest pain. The RIF is the most common location for abdominal pain. Clinical assessment offers little to as aid the diagnosis of RIF pain. With developments in ultrasound (US) and both spiral and multidetector computed tomography (CT), an accurate diagnosis can be made and unnecessary surgery and potentially lethal complications may be avoided. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12820 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Issue 5 The Synapse, Issue 5 |
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