Scan role in diagnosing acute appendicitis
Acute appendicitis is one of the commonest surgical diseases. It can rapidly progress to severe complications, like perforation and peritonitis. Consequently, surgeons often prefer to operate as soon as there is, clinically, a probable diagnosis, even if such a decision results in the ablation of up...
Main Authors: | Massimo Summa, Fabrizio Perrone, Fabio Priora, Eliana Giaminardi, Roberta Longhin, Giuseppe Spinoglio |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2006-12-01
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Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1257 |
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