Unusual findings in appendectomy specimens: Evaluation of 2458 cases and review of the literature

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 221-226

  Duzgun, Arife Polat ^a   Moran, Münevver ^a   Uzun, Selçuk ^a   Ozmen, Mahir M ^a,b   Ozer, Vasfi M ^a   Seckin, Selda ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Appendicectomy; Histology; Surgery; Unusual findings

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CARCINOID; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE POLYP; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUCOCELE; PARASITE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 7644222635     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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