Pathologic evaluation of appendectomy specimens in children: Is routine histopatholgic examination indicated?

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 485-490

  Monajemzadeh, Maryam ^a,b   Hagghi Ashtiani, Mohammad Taghi ^a,b   Montaser Kouhsari, Laleh ^a   Ahmadi, Hamed ^a   Zargoosh, Heidar ^a   Kalantari, Mehdi ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Histopathology; Pathological examination

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX CARCINOID TUMOR; APPENDIX DISEASE; APPENDIX PERFORATION; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTEROBIASIS; FEMALE; GANGRENOUS APPENDICITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; IRAN; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERIAPPENDICULAR ABSCESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 83455219432     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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