Benefits of laparoscopy in middle-aged patients

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-72

  Lagares Garcia, J A ^a   Bansidhar, B ^a   Moore, R A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Cost effectiveness; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Middle aged patients; Open appendectomy; Young patients

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APPENDECTOMY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037263866     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8823-9     Document Type: Article

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