Outcomes in 74 patients with an appendicolith who did not undergo surgery: is follow-up imaging necessary?

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Published in Emerg Radiol on April 25, 2007

Authors

Chad B Rabinowitz1, Thomas K Egglin, Michael D Beland, William W Mayo-Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.

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