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Risk of perforation increases with delay in recognition and surgery for acute appendicitis

Dominic Papandria, Seth D. Goldstein, Daniel S. Rhee, Jose H. Salazar, Jamir Arlikar, Amany Gorgy, Gezzer Ortega, Yiyi Zhang, Fizan Abdullah

Journal of Surgical Research · 2012 · 228 citations · 36 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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Has Misdiagnosis of Appendicitis Decreased Over Time?

David R. Flum, Arden M. Morris, Thomas D. Koepsell et al. · JAMA · 2001 · 496 citations

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Disconnect Between Incidence of Nonperforated and Perforated Appendicitis

Edward H. Livingston, Wayne A. Woodward, George A. Sarosi et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2007 · 457 citations · Full text

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The Clinical and Economic Correlates of Misdiagnosed Appendicitis

David R. Flum, Thomas D. Koepsell · Archives of Surgery · 2002 · 420 citations

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How Time Affects the Risk of Rupture in Appendicitis

Nina A. Bickell, Arthur H. Aufses, Mary Rojas et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2006 · 360 citations

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