Gangrenous appendicitis in children: A prospective evaluation of definition, bacteriology, histopathology, and outcomes

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-126

  Emil, Sherif ^a   Gaied, Fady ^a   Lo, Andrea ^a   Laberge, Jean Martin ^a   Puligandla, Pramod ^a   Shaw, Kenneth ^a   Baird, Robert ^a   Bernard, Chantal ^a   Blumenkrantz, Miriam ^a   Nguyen, Van Hung ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Bacteriology; Definition; Gangrenous; Histopathology; Outcomes; Pediatric; Prospective

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GANGRENOUS APPENDICITIS; GASTRITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PERITONEAL FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865083159     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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