The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , July 2002

Appendiceal enlargement as a criterion for clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis: is it reliable and valid?

  • Lucas K Gwynn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Dr. Lucas Gwynn, 43–44 Kissena Blvd, Suite 9A, Flushing, NY 11355, USA
    • Department of Pathology, The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, New York, USA

Received 19 July 2001 ,Revised 28 December 2001 ,Accepted 28 January 2002.

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The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , July 2002

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