Doppler ultrasound accurately screens patients with appendicitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1015-1017

  Gutierrez, Charles J ^a   Mariano, Myron C ^a   Faddis, David M ^a   Sullivan, Richard R ^a   Wong, Raymond S ^a   Lourie, David J ^a   Stain, Steven C ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0032700783     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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