Open versus laparoscopic appendectomy: A prospective randomized comparison

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 256-262

  Martin, Larry C ^a   Puente, Ivan ^a   Sosa, Jorge L ^a   Bassin, Alan ^a   Breslaw, Ralph ^a   McKenney, Mark G ^a   Ginzburg, Enrique ^a   Sleeman, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029133575     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199509000-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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