Answer to comment on article “Acute appendicitis. Surgical and non surgical treatment”

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Luis Manuel Souza-Gallardo
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro M&eacute;dico Nacional Siglo XXI,&nbsp;Servicio de Gastrocirug&iacute;a. Ciudad de M&eacute;xico,</p>

José Luis Martínez-Ordaz
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social,&nbsp;Hospital de Especialidades, Centro M&eacute;dico Nacional Siglo XXI,&nbsp;Servicio de Gastrocirug&iacute;a.&nbsp;Ciudad de M&eacute;xico,</p>

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Published
April 4, 2018
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Vol. 55 No. 5 (2017): September-October
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Letter to the Editor

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Souza-Gallardo LM, Martínez-Ordaz JL. Answer to comment on article “Acute appendicitis. Surgical and non surgical treatment”. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 4 [cited 2025 Jul. 14];55(5):552. Available from: https://revistamedica.imss.gob.mx/index.php/revista_medica/article/view/2354