Hyperbilirubinemia is a significant indicator for the severity of acute appendicitis

Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 247-252

  Hong, Young Ran ^a   Chung, Chul Woon ^a   Kim, Jong Woo ^a   Kwon, Chang Il ^a   Ahn, Dae Ho ^a   Kwon, Sung Won ^a   Kim, Seong Ki ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Appendicitis, perforated; Hyperbilirubinemia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUTROPHIL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEGMENTED NEUTROPHIL; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 84871314912     PISSN: 20937822     EISSN: 20937830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3393/jksc.2012.28.5.247     Document Type: Article

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