Ultrasonography in suspected acute appendicitis in childhood - Report of 1285 cases

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-182

  Schulte, B ^a   Beyer, D ^a   Kaiser, C ^a   Horsch, S ^a   Wiater, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Childhood; Differential diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEITIS; INFANT; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MESENTERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032460043     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(98)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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