Acute appendicitis in children: age as a prognostic factor

In order to determine the behavior of acute appendicitis and its relationship with age, a retrospective comparative descriptive study was conducted in patients who underwent appendectomy at the José Luis Miranda Pediatric University Hospital in Santa Clara during 2009. The sample consisted of 156 pa...

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Main Authors: Ismael L. Polo Amorín, Manuel Alejandro Alvarado Soria, Carmen del R. Gómez Maciñeira, Roberto Reyes Rodríguez, Raúl Martínez Novoa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas 2011-10-01
Series:Acta Médica del Centro
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Online Access:http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/650