Retained fecalith after laparoscopic appendicectomy;Coprolithe résiduel, après appendicectomie coelioscopique

Annales de Chirurgie

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 326-328

  Rahili, A ^a   Habre, J ^a   Delotte, J ^a   Desprez, B ^a   Rampal, P ^a   Benchimol, D ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Fecalith; Laparoscopy; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FECOLITH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; STONE FORMATION; SUBHEPATIC ABSCESS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041764312     PISSN: 00033944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3944(03)00095-6     Document Type: Article

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