Pelvic Ultrasound in Acute Appendicitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-242

  Melnick, Edward R ^a   Melnick, John R ^b   Nelson, Bret P ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; KETONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CECUM; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; KETONURIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS; URINALYSIS; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIS;

EID: 76449098319     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.054     Document Type: Article

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