Transvaginal sonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 496-501

  Molander, P ^a   Paavonen, J ^a   Sjoberg J ^a   Savelli, L ^a   Cacciatore, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Power Doppler; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0036433050     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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