Intrauterine contraceptive device appendicitis: A case report

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 34, 2005, Pages 5414-5415

  Chang, Hao Ming ^a   Chen, Teng Wei ^a   Hsieh, Chung Bao ^a   Chen, Chung Jueng ^a   Yu, Jyh Cherng ^a   Liu, Yao Chi ^a   Shen, Kuo Liang ^a   Chan, De Chuan ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Intrauterine contraceptive device; Uterine perforation

Indexed keywords

MULTILOAD COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCISION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 26244447156     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5414     Document Type: Article

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