Colonoscopic diagnosis of appendiceal intussusception: A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 680-682

  Ryu, Byoung Yoon ^a,b   Tae, Hwa Kim ^a   Jang, Yeong Jeon ^a   Hong, Ki Kim ^a   Young, Hee Choi ^a   Gwang, Ho Baik ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Chunchon Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendix; Colonoscopy; Intussusception

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644493908     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.4.680     Document Type: Article

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