Epidural gas: an unusual complication of Crohn disease.
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Fig . 1.A, CT scan. Epidural gas outlines thecal sac. 8, Anteroposterior radiograph of lumbar spine demonstrated, in retrospect , gas outlining thecal sac between L5 and 51 (arrows) . C, CT scan. Gas in left sacral foramen and in epidural space. D, CT scan. Soft-tissue mass (arrows) of heterogeneous density, interposed between rectum and coccyx, was thought to be phlegmon rather than frank abscess. A
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 5 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984