Clinically monitored delay-A valid option in cases with doubtful diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-219

  Gupta, Ajay ^a   Regmi, Subodh ^a   Hazra, Niranjan K ^a   Panhani, Moti L ^a   Talwar, Om P ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Delayed surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956112041     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-010-0049-9     Document Type: Article

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