Beyond appendicitis; radiologic review of unusual and rare pathology of the appendix

Abdominal Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 568-581

  Hines, John J ^a   Paek, Gina K ^a   Lee, Peter ^a   Wu, Loraine ^b   Katz, Douglas S ^c  

^a Northwell Health   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendiceal neoplasm; Appendix; CT; Secondary appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; APPENDICEAL DIVERTICULOSIS; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX FOREIGN BODY; APPENDIX TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; APPENDIX; CECUM DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84962359425     PISSN: 2366004X     EISSN: 23660058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0600-z     Document Type: Review

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