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Appendicitis: Should diagnostic imaging be performed if the clinical presentation is highly suggestive of the disease?

Thomas Rettenbacher, Alois Hollerweger, N. Gritzmann, Thaddaeus Gotwald, K Schwamberger, Hanno Ulmer, Dieter zur Nedden

Gastroenterology · 2002 · 86 citations · 30 references

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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF APPENDICITIS AND APPENDECTOMY IN THE UNITED STATES

David G. Addiss, Nathan Shaffer, BARBARA S. FOWLER et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1990 · 2.3K citations

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Acute appendicitis: US evaluation using graded compression.

J. B. C. M. Puylaert · Radiology · 1986 · 766 citations

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Effect of Computed Tomography of the Appendix on Treatment of Patients and Use of Hospital Resources

Patrick M. Rao, James T. Rhea, Robert A. Novelline et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 718 citations · Full text

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Helical CT technique for the diagnosis of appendicitis: prospective evaluation of a focused appendix CT examination.

Patrick M. Rao, James T. Rhea, Robert A. Novelline et al. · Radiology · 1997 · 441 citations

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A Prospective Study of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis

J. B. C. M. Puylaert, P.H. Rutgers, Roy Lalisang et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1987 · 408 citations

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