Graded compression ultrasonography in the assessment of the 'tough decision' acute abdomen in childhood

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-35

  Davidson, P M ^a   Douglas, C D ^a   Hosking, C S ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children; Graded compression ultrasonography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032921504     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050506     Document Type: Article

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