Clinical-epidemiological profile of acute appendicitis: retrospective analysis of 638 cases

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of acute appendicitis (AA) of the patients treated at a referral center in the Juiz de Fora macro-region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Methods: we conducted a retrospective, observational study in the Dr. Mozart Geraldo Teixei...

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Main Authors: AMANDA PEREIRA LIMA, FELIPE JOSÉ VIEIRA, GABRIELA PROCÓPIO DE MORAES OLIVEIRA, PLÍNIO DOS SANTOS RAMOS, MARIELLE ELISA AVELINO, FELIPE GARCIA PRADO, GILSON SALOMÃO JÚNIOR, FRANCISCO CAMPOS SILVA, JOÃO VICENTE LINHARES RODRIGUES
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Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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