Clinical factors for distinguishing perforated from nonperforated appendicitis: A comparison using multidetector computed tomography in 528 laparoscopic appendectomies

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-75

  Suh, Suk Won ^a   Choi, Yoo Shin ^a   Park, Joong Min ^a   Kim, Beom Gyu ^a   Cha, Seong Jae ^a   Park, Sung Jun ^a   Chang, In Taik ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

clinical factor; CT; duration of symptom; HS CRP; perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONPERFORATED APPENDICITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 79955065415     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31820e762c     Document Type: Review

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