Transumbilical endoscopic appendectomy in humans: On the road to NOTES: A prospective study

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 579-582

  Palanivelu, Chinnusamy ^a   Rajan, Pidigu S ^a   Rangarajan, Muthukumaran ^a   Parthasarathi, Ramakrishnan ^a   Senthilnathan, Palanisamy ^a   Praveenraj, Palanivelu ^a  

^a GEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSUMBILICAL ENDOSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; UMBILICUS;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICUS;

EID: 50149118689     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0174     Document Type: Article

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