Appendicitis in the elderly. CRP value as decision support for diagnostic laparoscopy;Altersappendizitis. CRP-Wert als Entscheidungshilfe für eine diagnostische Laparoskopie

Chirurg

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 608-614

  Sulberg D ^a   Chromik, A M ^a   Kersting, S ^a   Meurer, K ^a   Tannapfel, A ^c   Uhl, W ^a   Mittelkotter U ^b  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Katharinen Hospital Unna   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; CRP; Laparoscopy; Perforation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERITONITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350141502     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-009-1754-4     Document Type: Article

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