Diverticulosis and diverticulitis of the appendix

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-237

  AbdullGaffar, Badr ^a  

^a DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Appendix; Diverticulitis; Diverticulosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; APPENDIX PERFORATION; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; FISTULA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEUM PSEUDOMYXOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST;

APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULUM; HUMANS;

EID: 65849377343     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896909332728     Document Type: Article

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