Laparoscopic appendectomy for simple and complicated appendicitis in children - Safe or risky procedure

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Korlacki, Wojciech ^a,b,c   Dzielicki, Józef ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b Clinical Hospital No 1   (Poland)

^c NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Children; Laparoscopy; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749196884     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31815b2de0     Document Type: Article

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