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Laparoscopy Grading System of Acute Appendicitis

Carlos Augusto Gomes, Tarcizo Afonso Nunes, Júlio Maria Fonseca Chebli, Cleber Soares, Camila Couto Gomes

Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques · 2012 · 51 citations · 18 references

Abstract

Laparoscopy showed good to excellent accuracy for diagnosis and grading of acute appendicitis. The better grading system allowed the evaluation of patients with acute appendicitis in the same clinical stage.

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Engineering, Generalizability Theory, Diagnosis +20

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Laparoscopy, Gastroenterology, Surgery +3