Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-889

  Wang, Y C ^a   Yang, H R ^a   Chung, P K ^a   Jeng, L B ^a   Chen, R J ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Elderly; Laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALGESICS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744758707     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0658-8     Document Type: Article

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