Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy for confirmed appendicitis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 298-304

  Moberg, A C ^a   Berndsen, F ^a   Palmquist, I ^a   Petersson, U ^a   Resch, T ^a   Montgomery, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SWEDEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15944425083     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4842     Document Type: Article

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