On-table Diagnostic Accuracy and the Clinical Significance of Routine Exploration in Open Appendectomies
The current practice of further exploration for other intra-abdominal pathology only when a normal appendix is found may leave other organic causes of acute abdomen undetected if the surgeon's on-table diagnostic accuracy is low. Methods: In this retrospective study in 518 patients who underwen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2005-10-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409603560 |