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Appendicitis in Children - Impact of US and CT on the Negative Appendectomy Rate

DOI

47

Citations

0

References

2004

Year

Sylvie Kaiser, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Erik Söderman, Björn Frenckner
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Abstract

The negative appendectomy rate has been substantially reduced after the introduction of both US and CT. The rate of perforation after admission has not increased.