Granulomatous appendicitis: Crohn's disease, atypical Crohn's, or not Crohn's at all?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-17

  Richards, Melanie L ^a   Aberger, Frank J ^a   Landercasper, Jeffrey ^a  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030973452     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(01)00875-4     Document Type: Article

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