Is urinary 5-HIAA determination a valuable method in diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children?
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Is urinary 5-HIAA determination a valuable method in diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children?
The aim of the study is to investigate the significance of spot urine 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels in patients admitted with the suspicion of acute appendicitis. Seventy-one patients with the mean age of 9.4±2.9 years, who were admitted to our pediatric surgery clinic between August 2002 and March 2004 with the complaints of abdominal pain were evaluated prospectively. Additionall...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0971-9261
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.24636