Management of Pediatric Acute Appendicitis in the Computed Tomographic Era

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-224

  Tsao, KuoJen ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a   Valusek, Patricia A ^a   Spilde, Troy L ^a   Keckler, Scott J ^a   Nair, Abhilash ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   Holcomb III, George W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

acute appendicitis; CT scan; interval appendectomy; pediatric; perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51749109803     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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