Day case emergency laparoscopic appendectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 483-486

  Gilliam, A D ^a,b   Anand, R ^a   Horgan, L F ^a   Attwood, S E ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Daycase; Laparoscopic appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; PELVIS ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 39049173899     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9492-5     Document Type: Article

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