Diagnostic Value of Plasma Pentraxin-3 in Acute Appendicitis

Diagnostic Value of Plasma Pentraxin-3 in Acute Appendicitis

Purpose: To measure serum PTX3 levels in patients admitted with right lower quadrant pain to emergency department and to investigate whether this parameter will be helpful for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Materials and methods: This study was conducted with a group of 89 patients over 17 yea...

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Main Authors: Ali Aygun, Burak Katipoglu, Melih Ïmamoglu, Selim Demir, Metin Yadigaroglu, Ozgur Tatli, Selim Yurtsever, Arif Usta, Ahmet Mentese, Suha Turkmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
Subjects:
pentraxin-3
abdominal pain
appendicitis
emergency surgery
inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1381789

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1381789

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