Torsion of the appendix mimicking ovarian torsion

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 2 II, 2006, Pages 466-467

  Bowling, C Bryce ^a   Lipscomb, Gary H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDIX DISEASE; APPENDIX VOLVULUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NAUSEA; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY TERATOMA; OVARY TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION; VOMITING; APPENDIX; CECUM DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED;

APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN DISEASES; TORSION;

EID: 33645453132     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000164066.65435.49     Document Type: Article

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