Laparoscopic appendectomy in children: Use of the endoloop vs the endostapler

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-61

  Lukish, Jeffrey ^a,b,c,d   Powell, David ^a   Morrow, Steve ^d   Cruess, David ^c   Guzzetta, Phil ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^d MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 33846262814     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.1.58     Document Type: Article

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