Laparoscopic evaluation of patients with suspected acute appendicitis

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 918-920

  Tytgat, S H A J ^a   Bakker, X R ^a   Butzelaar, R M J M ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Diagnosis; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0032111138     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900746     Document Type: Article

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