Macroscopic assessment of the appendix at diagnostic laparoscopy is reliable

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 625-633

  Kraemer, M ^a,c   Ohmann, C ^b   Leppert, R ^c   Yang, Q ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Appendicitis; Histology; Negative appendicectomy rate

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033869213     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640000122     Document Type: Article

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