Laparoscopic appendicectomy

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 281-284

  Udwadia, T E ^a,b   Udwadia, R T ^a  

^a BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Cook's Building ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0033223763     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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