Role of appendectomy in training for laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-114

  Carrasco Prats, M ^a   Soria Aledo, V ^a   Lujan Mompean J A ^a   Rios Zambudio A ^a   Perez Flores D ^a   Parrilla Paricio, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Appendicectomy; Apprenticeship; Laparoscopy; Residents; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TRAINING; AMBULATORY SURGERY; CHILD; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; APPENDECTOMY; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0037267054     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-9199-y     Document Type: Article

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