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Abdominal CT Does Not Improve Outcome for Children with Suspected Acute Appendicitis
INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis in children is a clinical diagnosis, which often requires preoperative confirmation with either ultrasound (US) or computed tomography (CT) studies. CTs expose children to radiation, which may increase the lifetime risk of developing malignancy. US in the pediatric p...
Autores principales: | Miano, Danielle I., Silvis, Renee M., Popp, Jill M., Culbertson, Marvin C., Campbell, Brendan, Smith, Sharon R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26759641 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.10.25576 |
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