Neurogenic appendicopathy: Clinical, macroscopic, and histopathological presentation in pediatric patients

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-242

  Sesia, Sergiob ^a   Mayr, Johannes ^a   Bruder, Elisabeth ^b   Haecker, Frank Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

appendicitis; children; neurogenic appendicopathy

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; APPENDIX DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROGENIC APPENDICOPATHY; NEUROMA; STAINING;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84879498580     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333119     Document Type: Article

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