Clinical and ultrasonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-116

  Tan, Lawrence Thuan Heng ^b   Ong, Kim Lian ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Appendix; Emergencies; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONITIS;

EID: 2342537873     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790401100209     Document Type: Article

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