Correlation between high-resolution ultrasound and surgical/pathological findings in patients with suspected appendicitis

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 469-474

  Zampieri, N ^a,c   Corroppolo, M ^a   Dalati, G E L ^a   Giacomello, L ^a   Cerveixione, R Maximilian ^b   Camoglio, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Pediatric Surgical Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appendicitis Ultrasound Child Appendix

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 59749094005     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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