Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy in acute appendicitis: A randomized prospective study

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1193-1195

  Olmi, S ^a   Magnone, S ^a   Bertolini, A ^a   Croce, E ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Appendectomy; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27644460458     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-2165-8     Document Type: Article

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