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Family History Is a Predictor for Appendicitis in Adults in the Emergency Department

INTRODUCTION: A family history of appendicitis has been reported to increase the likelihood of the diagnosis in children and in a retrospective study of adults. We compare positive family history with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a prospective sample of adults. METHODS: We conducted a pros...

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Autores principales: Drescher, Michael J., Marcotte, Shannon, Grant, Robert, Staff, llene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359540
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.6.6679