Two-port laparoscopically assisted appendectomy in a child with use of the ultrasonically activated endo-shear

Pediatric Endosurgery and Innovative Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-197

  Khan, Abdul R ^a,b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Division of Pediatric Surgery   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038676320     PISSN: 10926410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109264103766757989     Document Type: Article

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