Anatomic classification of the endoscopic appearance of the normal appendiceal orifice: a novel tool for recognition and documentation of cecal intubation.

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Published in Clin Anat on September 12, 2011

Authors

Florence M Aslinia1, Preet Bagi, John D Sorkin, Richard B Williams, Robert G Knodell, Lawrence F Sorkin, Bruce D Greenwald, Allison Steele, Jean-Pierre Raufman

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.

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