Manifestations of acute appendicitis: A prospective study on acute abdominal pain

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 198-206

  Laurell, H ^a   Hansson, L E ^b   Gunnarsson, U ^c  

^a MORA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Appendicitis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANOREXIA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VOMITING;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; ANOREXIA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 84883159179     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350043     Document Type: Review

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