Laparoscopic appendectomy

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 166-168

  Agarwala, Neena ^a   Liu, C Y ^a  

^a Chattanooga Women's Laser Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CYSTADENOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOCELE; NEUROMA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0041834832     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60292-7     Document Type: Article

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