A retrospective review of the histopathology and clinicopathologic correlates of appendices removed from patients of acute appendicitis

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-18

  Singhal, R ^a,c   Angmo, N ^a   Somaiah, N ^a   Majumdar, H ^b   Chaturvedi, K U ^b  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appendicitis, diagnosis; Appendicitis, pathology; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947606943     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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