The usefulness of routine histological examination of appendicectomy specimens in a South African tertiary centre
Background. It is accepted surgical practice to send all appendicectomy specimens for histological examination, but the usefulness and cost associated with this practice have not been established in our setting, a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (SA).Objectives. To determin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2018-03-01
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| Series: | South African Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12252/8435 |