Acute appendicitis in the geriatric patient
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Acute appendicitis in the geriatric patient.
Fifty patients over 60 with proven acute appendictis are analyzed with regards to the preoperative clinical picture, diagnosis, operative findings and management, and the role of associated medical diseases.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Geriatrics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-9-s1-a70