Complicated appendicitis in children: a clear role for drainage and delayed appendectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 769-773

  Roach, Jonathan P ^a   Partrick, David A ^b   Bruny, Jennifer L ^b   Allshouse, Michael J ^b   Karrer, Frederick M ^b   Ziegler, Moritz M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complicated appendicitis; Delayed appendectomy; Laparoscopy; Pediatric; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEGMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36049013031     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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