Acute appendicitis: Diagnosis and the role of ultrasonography

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 304-308

  Zoller, W G ^a   Kellner, H ^a   Schwerk, W B ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029841279     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172452     Document Type: Article

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