Role of the faecolith in modern-day appendicitis

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-51

  Singh, J P ^a   Mariadason, J G ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Faecoliths; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FECES IMPACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECAL IMPACTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872127417     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588413X13511609954851     Document Type: Article

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