Fear for the intraabdominal abscess after laparoscopic appendectomy: Not realistic

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 923-926

  Kouwenhoven, E A ^a   Repelaer Van Driel, O J ^a   Van Erp, W F M ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abscess; Appendicitis; Conventional; Laparoscopy; Perforated

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PATIENT; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 24644519553     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-2083-9     Document Type: Article

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