Diverticulum of the vermiform appendix is associated with chronic abdominal pain

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-131

  Majeski, James ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendiceal diverticulum; Chronic abdominal pain; Laparoscopic appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICEAL DIVERTICULOSIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CECUM DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0042590960     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00187-9     Document Type: Article

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