The Fenyö-Lindberg scoring system for appendicitis increases positive predictive value in fertile women: A prospective study in 455 patients randomized to either laparoscopic or open appendectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1509-1513

  Enochsson, L ^a   Gudbjartsson, T ^b   Hellberg, A ^c   Rudberg, C ^c   Wenner, J ^d   Ringqvist, I ^c   Sorensen S ^c   Fenyo G ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Laparoscopy; PPV; Scoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FENYO LINDBERG SCORING SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 4744366952     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9323-2     Document Type: Article

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