Laparoscopic resection for incidentally detected Meckel diverticulum

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 4961-4963

  Bona, Davide ^a   Schipani, Luigi Stefano ^a   Nencioni, Marco ^a   Rubino, Barbara ^b   Bonavina, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO CLINICO SANT'AMBROGIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoid tumor; Incidental findings; Laparoscopy; Meckel's diverticulum

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL BULGE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ILEUM TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOID TUMOR; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; ILEAL NEOPLASMS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55449097500     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4961     Document Type: Article

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