Acute chest syndrome after abdominal surgery in children with sickle cell disease: Is a laparoscopic approach better?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 718-721

  Wales, P W ^a   Carver, E ^a   Crawford, M W ^a   Kim, P C W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute chest crisis; Laparoscopy; Sickle cell disease; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035011452     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.22944     Document Type: Conference Paper

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