Diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with an acute abdomen of uncertain etiology

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 915-917

  Cuesta, M A ^a   Eijsbouts, Q A J ^a   Gordijn, R V ^a   Borgstein, P J ^a   De Jong, D ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Diagnostic laparoscopy; Laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032109316     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900745     Document Type: Article

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