Integrated clinical-ultrasonographic diagnosis in acute appendicitis

Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 175-178

  Summa, M ^a   Perrone, F ^a   Priora, F ^a   Testa, S ^a   Quarati, R ^a   Spinoglio, G ^a  

^a Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36549024974     PISSN: 19713495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jus.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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