Should a laparoscopic appendectomy be done?

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-233

  Fallahzadeh, Hossein ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031803877     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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