The value of preoperative diagnostic tests in acute appendicitis, retrospective analysis of 196 patients

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Memisoglu, Kemal ^a   Karip, Bora ^a   Mestan, Metin ^a   Onur, Ender ^a  

^a FATIH SULTAN MEHMET TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

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EID: 77949483653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-5-5     Document Type: Article

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