Laparoscopy in children with complicated appendicitis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1317-1320

  Lintula, Hannu ^a,b   Kokki, Hannu ^a,b   Vanamo, Kari ^a,b   Antila, Pentti ^a,b   Eskelinen, Matti ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complicated appendicitis; Laparoscopic appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PELVIS ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036727449     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.34998     Document Type: Article

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