Ascending retrocecal appendicitis: Clinical and computed tomographic findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 772-776

  Kim, Sooah ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^a   Lee, Ji Yeon ^a   Lee, Jongmee ^a   Kim, Min Ju ^a   Lee, Soon Jin ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix; Computed tomography; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITI; APPENDIX; ATYPICALS; CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; HIGH INCIDENCE; WALL THICKENING;

DIAGNOSIS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CECUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN;

EID: 33748559457     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000228151.73528.8f     Document Type: Article

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