Is Laparoscopic Appendectomy the New 'Gold Standard'?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 782-785

  Heinzelmann, Michael ^a   Simmen, Hans Peter ^a   Cummins, Annetta S ^a   Largiadèr, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029012384     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1995.01430070104022     Document Type: Article

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