Conservative treatment of appendicular mass without interval appendicectomy: Is it justified?

Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Ullah, Safir ^a   Khan, Mumtaz ^a   Ahmad, Siddique ^a   Mumtaz, Naeem ^a  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Appendiceal mass; Appendicular Abscess; Conservative management; Interval Appendicectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549116003     PISSN: 10135472     EISSN: 18119387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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