Conservative management of acute appendicitis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 966-970

  Malik, Ajaz A ^a   Bari, Shams Ul ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Antibiotics; Peritonitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749106340     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0835-5     Document Type: Article

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