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Original Research

Endoscopic Retrograde Appendicography: An Alternative Diagnostic Method for Acute Appendicitis

Zhenzhen Liu1 Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6674-5396View further author information
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Xiao Ma2 Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Saif Ullah1 Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0064-8942View further author information
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Jitao Song2 Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Lingjian Kong1 Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Deliang Li1 Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Chao Pan2 Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Bingrong Liu1 Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 7043-7049 | Published online: 21 Oct 2021

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