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Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography in adults with suspected acute appendicitis at the emergency department in a private tertiary hospital in Tanzania

INTRODUCTION: The increasing incidence of acute appendicitis in sub-Saharan Africa emphasizes the need for accurate and reliable diagnostic tools. However, the variability in the diagnostic performance of computed tomography for suspected acute appendicitis coupled with comparatively higher negative...

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Autores principales:	Nyamuryekung’e, Masawa K., Patel, Miten R., Jusabani, Ahmed, Zehri, Ali A., Ali, Athar
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9612457/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36301963 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276720

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