Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy: What is the real difference? Results of a prospective randomized double-blinded trial

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 334-337

  Ignacio, R C ^a   Burke, R ^a   Spencer, D ^a   Bissell, C ^a   Dorsainvil, C ^a   Lucha, P A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ABSENTEEISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; LAPAROTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLDIER; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1542346404     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8927-x     Document Type: Article

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