The diagnosis of appendicitis during pregnancy and maternal and fetal outcome after appendectomy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-135

  Hee P ^a   Viktrup, L ^b  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Fetal outcome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0344223254     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(99)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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