Is laparoscopic appendectomy useful for the treatment of acute appendicitis in Korea?: A meta-analysis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-16

  Kim, Chun Bae ^a,b   Kim, Myoung Soo ^a   Hong, Juhee ^a   Lee, Hoo Yeon ^c,d   Yu, Seung Hum ^c,d  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Korean; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KOREA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1642328239     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.1.7     Document Type: Review

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