Abdominal emergencies: Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy

Surgical Infections

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-282

  Branicki, Frank J ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DIVERTICULITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE INTUSSUSCEPTION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCER PERFORATION;

EID: 0036764034     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109629602761624234     Document Type: Review

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