An individualized approach to appendectomy in children based on anatomico-laparoscopic findings

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 814-817

  Gauderer, Michael W L ^a,b  

^a University Medical Group   (United States)

^b MMOB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPLER; TROCAR; UMBILICAL CORD; WOUND INFECTION; APPENDIX; DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; LAPAROTOMY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848919749     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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