Carcinoid tumor of the appendix: A consecutive series form 1237 appendectomies

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 41, 2006, Pages 6699-6701

  Tchana Sato, Vincent ^a   Detry, Olivier ^a   Polus, Marc ^a   Thiry, Albert ^a   Detroz, Bernard ^a   Maweja, Sylvie ^a   Hamoir, Etienne ^a   Defechereux, Thierry ^a   Coimbra, Carla ^a   De Roover, Arnaud ^a   Meurisse, Michel ^a   Honoré, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Digestive cancer; Laparoscopy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX TUMOR; BELGIUM; CARCINOID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; PATIENT CARE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33751277888     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6699     Document Type: Review

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