The appendix in pregnancy: Confirming historical observations with a contemporary modality

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 805-808

  Pates, Jason A ^a,b   Avendiano, Troy C ^a,b   Zaretsky, Michael V ^a,b   McIntire, Donald D ^a,b   Twickler, Diane M ^a,b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CECUM; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST;

APPENDIX; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 70349655527     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b6f6cc     Document Type: Article

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