Seyran Bozkurt, Ataman Köse, Semra Erdogan, Gulten Iraoöz Bozali, Cüneyt Ayrik, Rabia Bozdogan Arpaci, Anil Özgur, Güllü Akbaydogan Dündar, Özgür Turkmenoglu
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether mean platelet volume can be used as an inflammatory marker for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, and to determine the role, if any, of white blood cell count, C-reactive protein and neutrophil count in this regard. METHODS: The retrospective study was conducted at Mersin University (MEU) Health Research and Application Center, Emergency Department, Mersin, Turkey, and included medical record of patients having gone appendectomy between April 2012 to July 2013...
June 2015: JPMA. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association