Intraabdominal abscess following open and laparoscopic appendectomy in the pediatric population

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 730-733

  McKinlay, R ^a   Neeleman, S ^a   Klein, R ^a   Stevens, K ^a   Greenfeld, J ^a   Ghory, M ^a   Cosentino, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Intraabdominal abscess; Laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038752867     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8907-6     Document Type: Article

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