Retained fecalith after laparoscopic appendectomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-289

  Strathern, D W ^a   Jones, B T ^a  

^a AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic appendectomy; Retained fecalith

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANOREXIA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FECES IMPACTION; FECOLITH; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FECAL IMPACTION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032909484     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900967     Document Type: Article

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