A prospective evaluation of the combined use of the modified Alvarado score with selective laparoscopy in adult females in the management of suspected appendicitis

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 192-195

  Lamparelli, Michael J ^a,b   Hoque, Happy M R ^a,c   Pogson, Caroline J ^a,d   Ball, Adrian B S ^a  

^a SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Sussex County Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alvarado score; Appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034099188     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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