The utility of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in women of reproductive age: A prospective randomized controlled trial with long-term follow-up

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1311-1313

  Van Dalen, R ^a   Bagshaw, P F ^a   Dobbs, B R ^a   Robertson, G M ^a   Lynch, A C ^a   Frizelle, F A ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Controlled trial; Laparoscopy; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALPINGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0041858005     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8710-4     Document Type: Article

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