Diagnostic accuracy of leukocytosis in prediction of acute appendicitis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-69

  Saaiq, Muhammad ^a   Niaz Ud Din, ^a   Jalil, Ana ^a   Zubair, Muhammad ^a   Shah, Syed Aslam ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Appendicectomy; Leukocytosis

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892459663     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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