Clinical analysis of the predictive factors for recurrent appendicitis after initial nonoperative treatment of perforated appendicitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-316

  Tsai, Hong Ming ^a   Shan, Yan Shen ^a   Lin, Pin Wen ^a   Lin, Xi Zhang ^b   Chen, Chiung Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Appendicolith; Interval appendectomy; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747141749     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.08.037     Document Type: Article

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