Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 161-165 , April 2006

Perforation of the Colon and Rectum—A Newly Recognized Complication of CT Colonography

  • Jacob Sosna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jacob Sosna, MD, Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, POB 12000, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Tamar Sella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Jacob Bar-Ziv, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Eugene Libson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

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PII: S0887-2171(06)00006-0

doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2006.01.005

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 161-165 , April 2006

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