The contribution of transvaginal ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: An observational study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-276

  Caspi, B ^a   Zbar, A P ^a   Mavor, E ^a   Hagay, Z ^a   Appelman, Z ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; TAS; Transabdominal; Transvaginal; TVS; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

EID: 0345505252     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.72     Document Type: Article

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