Acute appendicitis

Affiliations

Review

D J Humes et al. BMJ. 2006.

. 2006 Sep 9;333(7567):530-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.38940.664363.AE.

¹ Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Section of Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH.

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Figures

Acute appendicitis: weighing up risks and benefits of investigations and treatments.
Purkayastha S, Purkayastha S, Paraskevas P. Purkayastha S, et al. BMJ. 2006 Sep 23;333(7569):652-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7569.652-b. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16990328 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Acute appendicitis: leaving normal looking appendices.
Mohamed F, Khoo KK. Mohamed F, et al. BMJ. 2006 Sep 23;333(7569):652. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7569.652-a. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16990329 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Acute appendicitis: acute appendicitis or acute appendicectomy?
Howie JG. Howie JG. BMJ. 2006 Sep 23;333(7569):653. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7569.653. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16990333 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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