The comparison of plain film and ultrasound findings of appendicitis in children;Çocuk apandi̇si̇tleri̇nde di̇rekt batin grafi̇si̇ i̇le ultrason bulgularinin karşilaştirilmasi

Marmara Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-209

  Palabiyik, Figen ^a   Kayhan, Arda ^a   Cimilli, Tan ^a   Toksoy, Nurseli ^a   Bayramoǧlu, Sibel ^a   Aksoy, Sema ^a  

^a BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Children; Plain film; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FILM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 57449083994     PISSN: 10191941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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