The position of the vermiform appendix at laparoscopy

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-168

  Ahmed, Irfan ^a   Asgeirsson, Kristjan S ^a   Beckingham, Ian J ^a   Lobo, Dileep N ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Laparoscopy; Position; Variations; Vermiform appendix

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CECUM; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847781525     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-007-0182-8     Document Type: Article

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