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Mandatory imaging cuts costs and reduces the rate of unnecessary surgeries in the diagnostic work-up of patients suspected of having appendicitis

Max J. Lahaye, Doenja M. J. Lambregts, E. Mutsaers, Brigitte A.B. Essers, Stéphanie O. Breukink, Vincent C. Cappendijk, Geerard L. Beets, R.G.H. Beets-Tan

European Radiology · 2015 · 71 citations · 19 references

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Appendicitis Near Its Centenary

J Allan Berry, Ronald A. Malt · Annals of Surgery · 1984 · 390 citations · Full text

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Is It Safe to Delay Appendectomy in Adults With Acute Appendicitis?

Michael Ditillo, James Dziura, Reuven Rabinovici · Annals of Surgery · 2006 · 303 citations · Full text

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Negative Appendectomy Rate in the Era of CT: An 18-year Perspective

Ali S. Raja, Christopher Wright, Aaron D. Sodickson et al. · Radiology · 2010 · 299 citations

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Diagnostic accuracy and perforation rate in appendicitis: association with age and sex of the patient and with appendicectomy rate.

Roland E. Andersson, Anders Hugander, Anders Thulin · PubMed · 1992 · 263 citations

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Acute appendicitis in the elderly: risk factors for perforation

Abdelkarim H Omari, Muhammad R. Khammash, Ghazi Qasaimeh et al. · World Journal of Emergency Surgery · 2014 · 184 citations · Full text

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