Adult intussusception in a cystic fibrosis patient-mimicking acute appendicitis [3]

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 807-808

  Khera, Goldie ^a   Kumarage, Sumadoo ^a   Strekozov, Boris ^a  

^a CABOOLTURE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CECAL DISEASES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE;

EID: 4844226090     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03162.x     Document Type: Letter

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