A clinicopathological review of 324 appendices removed for acute appendicitis in Durban, South Africa: A retrospective analysis

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 688-692

  Chamisa, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Audit; Histology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049149314     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521677     Document Type: Article

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