Prospective randomized comparison of open versus laparoscopic appendectomy in men

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-266

  Cox, Michael R ^a,b   McCall, John L ^a   Toouli, James ^a   Padbury, Robert T A ^a   Wilson, Thomas G ^a   Wattchow, David A ^a   Langcake, Mary ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029991929     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900041     Document Type: Article

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