Laparoscopic appendectomy in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia with neutropenia

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-215

  Ustun, Celalettin ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; NEUTROPENIA;

EID: 34247586534     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0039     Document Type: Article

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