Correlation Between Intraoperative Surgical Diagnosis of Complicated Acute Appendicitis and the Pathology Report: Clinical Implications

Surgical Infections

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 41-44

  Correa, Jessica ^a   Jimeno, Jaime ^a   Vallverdu, Helena ^a   Bizzoca, Cinzia ^a   Collado Roura, Francesc ^a   Estalella, Laia ^a   Hermoso, Judith ^a   Silva, Natalia ^a   Sanchez Pradell, Cristina ^a   Parés, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924937342     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2013.155     Document Type: Article

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