Evaluation of negative appendicectomy rate in cases of suspected acute appendicitis and to study the usefulness of ultrasonography in improving the diagnostic accuracy

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 194-197

  Sharma, Rajeev ^a,b   Kasliwal, Dev K ^a   Sharma, Raj G ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Appendicectomy; Negative Rate; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249101561     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-007-0020-6     Document Type: Article

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