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Urology: Original clinical scientific reports

A Chance of Misdiagnosis Between Acute Appendicitis and Renal Colic

Hannu Paajanen Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio
,
Hanna Tainio Department of Surgery and Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere
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Matti Laato Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Turku, Turku, Finland
Pages 363-366 | Received 03 Aug 1995, Accepted 04 Oct 1995, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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