Residual appendicitis following incomplete laparoscopic appendectomy

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 517-518

  Marcoen, S ^a,b   Onghena, T ^a   Van Loon, C ^a   Vereecken, L ^a  

^a AZ St Lucas   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Laparoscopic; Residual appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542614163     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679480     Document Type: Article

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