The value of unenhanced CT in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis
OBJECTIVE: To establish the accuracy of unenhanced CT in the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. DESIGN: Accuracy study, prospective and blinded. SETTING: The University Hospital. PARTICIPANTS: 52 patients with clinical and laboratorial manifestations of acute appendicitis. CT diagnosis...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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| Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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