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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
umls-concept:C0000726,
umls-concept:C0002508,
umls-concept:C0008059,
umls-concept:C0011900,
umls-concept:C0034606,
umls-concept:C0037088,
umls-concept:C0085693,
umls-concept:C0205182,
umls-concept:C0303611,
umls-concept:C0441633,
umls-concept:C1272745
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pubmed:issue |
9
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2002-8-26
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pubmed:abstractText |
Diagnosing acute appendicitis in children with equivocal signs and symptoms may be difficult. The usual approach is hospital observation and frequent re-examination. However, many surgeons are reluctant to delay surgery because of the risk of perforation and a negative laparotomy.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0301-0449
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
32
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
663-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Acute Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Appendicitis,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-False Negative Reactions,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-False Positive Reactions,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Gamma Cameras,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Leukocytes,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Radiopharmaceuticals,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Sensitivity and Specificity,
pubmed-meshheading:12195306-Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
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pubmed:year |
2002
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Improving the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children with atypical clinical findings using the technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime-labelled white-blood-cell abdomen scan.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Taipei Paediatrics, Chung Gung Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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