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Misdiagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in the Emergency Department: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Outcomes According to the Patients' Disposition

Hila Weinberger, Abdel-Rauf Zeina and Itamar Ashkenazi
Ochsner Journal December 2023, 23 (4) 271-276; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0051

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vol. 23 no. 4 271-276
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https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0051
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Ochsner Journal
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1524-5012
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1524-5012
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  • Published online December 16, 2023.

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  1. Hila Weinberger, MD1,2,
  2. Abdel-Rauf Zeina, MD2,3 and
  3. Itamar Ashkenazi, MD2,4⇑
  1. 1Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
  2. 2Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
  3. 3Radiology Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
  4. 4Department of General Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
  1. Address correspondence to Itamar Ashkenazi, MD, Department of General Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, HaAliya HaShniya St. 8, Haifa, Israel 3109601. Tel: +972-50-6246916. Email: i_ashkenazi{at}yahoo.com
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