Appendicitis: Laparoscopic versus conventional operation: A study and review of the literature

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 459-463

  Moberg, Ann Cathrin ^a   Montgomery, Agneta ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031472897     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199712000-00005     Document Type: Article

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