Misdiagnosis of primary epiploic appendagitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-85

  Rao, Patrick M ^a   Rhea, James T ^a   Wittenberg, Jack ^a   Warshaw, Andrew L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESENTERY DISEASE; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032126958     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00103-2     Document Type: Article

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