Routine use of laparoscopy in patients with clinically doubtful diagnosis of appendicitis

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-193

  Ates, Mustafa ^a,c   Sevil, Sedat ^a   Bulbul, Mahmut ^b  

^a MALATYA STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; OPERATION DURATION; OVARY CYST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PERITONITIS;

EID: 41449083451     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0040     Document Type: Article

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