The role of D-lactate in differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Journal of Investigative Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 218-223

  Filiz, Ali Ilker ^a   Aladag, Hakan ^a   Akin, Mehmet Levhi ^a   Sucullu, Ilker ^a   Kurt, Yavuz ^a   Yucel, Ergun ^a   Uluutku, Ahmet Haldun ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Acute appendicitis; D lactate; Diagnostic value; Differential diagnosis; Leucocyte

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955448358     PISSN: 08941939     EISSN: 15210553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08941931003596877     Document Type: Article

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