Effect of ultrasonography and optional computed tomography on the outcome of appendectomy
- 5 July 2003
- journal article
- gastrointestinal
- Published by Springer Nature in European Radiology
- Vol. 13 (10) , 2278-2282
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-003-1939-z
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