Laparoscopic management of Meckel's diverticulum in adults

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 620-622

  Rivas, H ^a   Cacchione, R N ^a   Allen, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Meckel's diverticulum; Scintigraphy; Technetium

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ULCER; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0037380457     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8613-4     Document Type: Article

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