The common motives for appendectomy in Hail Region Saudi Arabia

Fawaz D Alshammari; Hanan A Oreiby; Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed; Khalid Alshaghdali; Jerold C Alcantara; Gamal Mohamed Elawad Ahmed; Sara A Seifeldin; Emad Abboh Abdallah Abboh; Waleed Mansi Al Shammari; Fawzia Mutasim M Al Tayeeb; Bandar S Al Saif; Ali Ahmed Al Qahtani; Samir Abdulkarim Alharbi; Ibtihag Siddig Elnaem; Fawaz D Alshammari; Hanan A Oreiby; Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed; Khalid Alshaghdali; Jerold C Alcantara; Gamal Mohamed Elawad Ahmed; Sara A Seifeldin; Emad Abboh Abdallah Abboh; Waleed Mansi Al Shammari; Fawzia Mutasim M Al Tayeeb; Bandar S Al Saif; Ali Ahmed Al Qahtani; Samir Abdulkarim Alharbi; Ibtihag Siddig Elnaem

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2020, Volume 7, Issue 1: 114-122. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020011

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The common motives for appendectomy in Hail Region Saudi Arabia

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Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Consultant, Histopathology, King Khalid Hail Hospital, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Department of Histopathology and Cytology, FMLS, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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King Khalid Hail Hospital, Clinical Pathology Department, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia
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College of Dentistry, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia

Received: 29 November 2019 Accepted: 10 February 2020 Published: 03 March 2020

- appendix,
- appendicitis,
- lymphoid hyperplasia,
- Saudi Arabia
Citation: Fawaz D Alshammari, Hanan A Oreiby, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed, Khalid Alshaghdali, Jerold C Alcantara, Gamal Mohamed Elawad Ahmed, Sara A Seifeldin, Emad Abboh Abdallah Abboh, Waleed Mansi Al Shammari, Fawzia Mutasim M Al Tayeeb, Bandar S Al Saif, Ali Ahmed Al Qahtani, Samir Abdulkarim Alharbi, Ibtihag Siddig Elnaem. The common motives for appendectomy in Hail Region Saudi Arabia[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2020, 7(1): 114-122. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020011

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