The role of laparoscopy in penetrating abdominal stab wounds

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-17

  Cherry, Robert A ^a   Eachempati, Soumitra R ^b   Hydo, Lynn J ^b   Barie, Philip S ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Laparoscopy; Penetrating; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND;

EID: 14144253730     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sle.0000153732.70603.f9     Document Type: Article

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