Whipple's disease is an uncommon malabsorption disorder which is generally diagnosed by barium contrast studies, laboratory and histologic examin a t i o n ~. ~, ~. ~ Ultrasound has been recently recommended in the detection of gastrointestinal tumors, inflammatory and neoplastic infiltrations of th
Sonographical findings in Whipple's disease
✍ Scribed by A. Brüggemann; H. Burchardt; G. Lepsien
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 702 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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