Clinical differentiation between acute appendicitis and acute mesenteric lymphadenitis in children

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-123

  Toorenvliet, B ^a   Vellekoop, A ^a   Bakker, R ^b   Wiersma, F ^b   Mertens, B ^a   Merkus, J ^b   Breslau, P ^a   Hamming, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

appendicitis; diagnosis; mesenteric lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79954780470     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1267979     Document Type: Article

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