The usefulness of routine histological examination of appendicectomy specimens in a South African tertiary centre

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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Main Authors: O Jolayemi, N Moodley, V Kong, B Tlou, J Bruce, D Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2018-03-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12252/8435

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