Laparoscopy in the contemporary management of acute appendicitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-314

  Ekeh, Akpofure Peter ^a   Wozniak, Curtis J ^a   Monson, Benjamin ^a   Crawford, Joseph ^a   McCarthy, Mary C ^a  

^a MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic appendectomy; Negative appendectomy rates; Normal appendix; Open appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847234629     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.025     Document Type: Article

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