Routine histopathological examination of appendectomy specimens in children: Is there any rationale?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1313-1315

  Khan, Rizwan A ^a   Ghani, Imran ^a   Chana, Rajendra S ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children; Histopathology; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; CECAL NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 83555174536     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-2926-0     Document Type: Article

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