Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy: A prospective comparative study of 227 patients

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 721-724

  Marzouk, M ^a   Khater, M ^a   Elsadek, M ^a   Abdelmoghny, A ^a  

^a Saudi German Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Laparoscopic; Open

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037738754     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9069-2     Document Type: Article

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