Pediatric appendicitis in "real-time": The value of sonography in diagnosis and treatment

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 334-340

  Ang, A ^a   Chong, N K ^a   Daneman, A ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CANADA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034766456     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200110000-00004     Document Type: Article

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