Primary acute torsion of the vermiform appendix

Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 655-661

  Fernando Val Bernal, J ^a   Gonzelez Vela, Carmen ^a   Francisca, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

acute abdomen; appendix; hemorrhagic necrosis; torsion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDIX; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; TORSION;

EID: 0029737833     PISSN: 10771042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107710496175589     Document Type: Article

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