European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26 , January 2008

Importance of the new radiographic sign of fecal loading in the cecum in the presence of acute appendicitis in comparison with other inflammatory diseases of the right abdomen

Received 18 May 2006 ,Revised 20 March 2007 ,Accepted 19 April 2007.

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