On-table diagnostic accuracy and the clinical significance of routine exploration in open appendectomies

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-261

  Shum, Cheuk Fan ^a   Lim, Jeremy Fung Yen ^a   Soo, Khee Chee ^a   Wong, Wai Keong ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Intra abdominal pathology; On table diagnostic accuracy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 27744454667     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60356-0     Document Type: Article

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