DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND THE INFLUENCE OF VISCERAL FAT IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND ACUTE APPENDICITIS

BACKGROUND: The C reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most accurate inflammatory markers in acute appendicitis (AA). Obesity leads to a pro-inflammatory state with increased CRP, which may interfere with the interpretation of this laboratory test in AA. AIM: To assess sensitivity, specificity, posi...

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Autores principales: CASTRO, Adham do Amaral e, SKARE, Thelma Larocca, YAMAUCHI, Fernando Ide, TACHIBANA, Adriano, RIBEIRO, Suheyla Pollyana Pereira, FONSECA, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes, SAKUMA, Andressa Tamy, PEIXOTO, Milena Rocha, RODRIGUES, Mariana Athaniel Silva, BARREIROS, Maria Angela M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5863996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29513800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-672020180001e1339

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