An international survey of opinion regarding investigation of possible appendicitis and laparoscopic management of a macroscopically normal appendix

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 476-480

  Jaunoo, Shameen S ^a   Hale, A L ^b   Masters, J P M ^a   Jaunoo, S R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Diagnosis; Laparoscopy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867212391     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13373405385377     Document Type: Article

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