Preoperative diagnostic role of hyperbilirubinaemia as a marker of appendix perforation

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 609-618

  Atahan, K ^a   Ureyen O ^a   Aslan, E ^a   Deniz, M ^a   Cokmez A ^a   Gur S ^a   Avci, A ^b   Tarcan, E ^a  

^a Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Appendix perforation; Diagnosis; Hyperbilirubinaemia; Symptom duration; Total bilirubin; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955659317     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900230     Document Type: Article

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