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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Role of D-Lactate in Differential Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Ali Ilker FilizDepartment of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey
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Hakan AladagDepartment of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey
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Mehmet Levhi AkinDepartment of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey
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Ilker SuculluDepartment of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 34668, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yavuz KurtDepartment of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey
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Ergun YucelDepartment of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey
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Ahmet Haldun UluutkuDepartment of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey
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Pages 218-223 | Received 05 Aug 2009, Accepted 05 Jan 2010, Published online: 06 Aug 2010

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