The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 1 , Pages 34-39 , July 2008

Complicated acute appendicitis in diabetic patients

Received 10 March 2007 ,Revised 20 May 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.05.042

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