Nonsurgical treatment of appendiceal abscess or phlegmon: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 741-748

  Andersson, Roland E ^a,b   Petzold, Max G ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; PHLEGMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35649022662     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31811f3f9f     Document Type: Article

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