PEDIATRIC APPENDICITIS: AGE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the influence of patient age on the diagnosis and management of appendicitis, as well as to evaluate the rate of complications according to the age group. Methods: We undertook a retrospective analysis of 1,736 children who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
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Series: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822019005012103&lng=en&tlng=en |