Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment in acute appendicitis: A prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial [3]

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 615-

  Özgüç, Halil ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33847628931     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0521-7     Document Type: Letter

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