Incidence and predictors of appendiceal tumors in elderly males presenting with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 500-504

  Todd, R David ^a   Sarosi, George A ^a   Nwariaku, Fiemu ^a   Anthony, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendiceal tumor; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX TUMOR; COLON RESECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 8544267917     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.017     Document Type: Article

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