Perforated appendicitis: Accuracy of CT diagnosis and correlation of CT findings with the length of hospital stay

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 721-725

  Siddiqui, Asma Hina ^a   Afzal, Shaista ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Computed tomography; Hospital stay; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950803221     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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