Laparoscopic appendectomy in children with perforated appendicitis

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-163

  Nadler, Evan P ^a   Reblock, Kimberly K ^b   Qureshi, Faisal G ^b   Hackam, David J ^b   Gaines, Barbara A ^b   Kane, Timothy D ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOUND INFECTION; APPENDICITIS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750134269     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.16.159     Document Type: Article

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