The incidence of open appendicectomy, herniorrhaphy and cholecystectomy in four hospitals of the underdeveloped world and a discussion on the possible role of minimal access surgery

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 329-330

  Yerzingatsian, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Minimal access surgery; Selected open operations; Underdeveloped world

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY;

APPENDECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ETHIOPIA; HERNIA; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0030812635     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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