Effect of time on risk of perforation in acute appendicitis

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Papaziogas, B ^a,b   Tsiaousis, P ^a   Koutelidakis, I ^a   Giakoustidis, A ^a   Atmatzidis, S ^a   Atmatzidls, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Perforation

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249110900     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2009.11680376     Document Type: Article

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