Transvaginal sonographic diagnosis of appendicitis in acute pelvic pain

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1243-1244

  Haider, Zara ^a   Condous, George ^a   Ahmed, Shahla ^a   Kirk, Emma ^a   Bourne, Tom ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748127220     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.9.1243     Document Type: Article

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