Management of the 'normal' appendix during surgery for right fossa syndrome : Proposed clinical algorithm

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-11

  Van Vlodrop, V ^a   Pattyn, P ^a   Ceelen, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Incidental; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHM; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SYNDROME;

EID: 34247869898     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680004     Document Type: Review

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