Role of total leukocyte count and C-reactive protein in diagnosis of acute appendicitis
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Role of total leukocyte count in diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. Diagnosis may be difficult with little help from radiological and laboratory investigations. Total leukocyte count is one of the helpful investigations, being evaluated in this study. METHODS The patients presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain whom were diagnosed as having acute appendicitis and later underwent appendi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2349-2902,2349-3305
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20180446