Long-term outcome of simple inversion of the appendix as an alternative to incidental appendectomy

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-182

  Almasad, Jamal Khalil ^a   Daoud, Faiez S ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 50849126121     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.179     Document Type: Article

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