Laparoscopic appendectomy is recommended for the treatment of complicated appendicitis in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-305

  Menezes, Maria ^a,b   Das, Laxman ^a,b   Alagtal, Mohammed ^a,b   Haroun, Juliana ^a,b   Puri, Prem ^a,b  

^a Adelaide and Meath Hospital   (Ireland)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Complicated appendicitis; Laparoscopic appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43149119246     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-2102-8     Document Type: Article

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