Appendectomy under local anaesthesia following conscious pain mapping with microlaparoscopy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 588-590

  Almeida Jr , Oscar D ^a,b,c   Val Gallas, John M ^b   Rizk, Botros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Providence Park OB GYN PC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Conscious pain mapping; Conscious sedation; Local anaesthesia; Microlaparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MICROSURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; SEDATION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 2642714169     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.3.588     Document Type: Article

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