Tuberculous Appendix
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Tuberculous appendix: a review of clinical presentations and outcomes.
INTRODUCTION Tuberculous appendix is surprisingly rare, even in countries where this infection is common. We report our experience with tuberculous appendix over a 15-year period. METHODS A search for cases of tuberculous appendix was conducted from January 1995 to December 2009 on the databases of the National Tuberculosis Centre and the Departments of Pathology and Surgery of Raja Isteri Pe...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1938
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4022.277