Is C-reactive protein a reliable test for suspected appendicitis in extremely obese children?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-125

  Kutasy, Balazs ^a   Laxamanadass, Ganapathy ^a   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; CRP; Obesity

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; OBESITY, MORBID; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77649184820     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-009-2511-y     Document Type: Article

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