Obesity should not influence the management of appendicitis

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2601-2605

  Towfigh, S ^a   Chen, F ^c   Katkhouda, N ^b   Kelso, R ^d   Sohn, H ^b   Berne, T V ^b   Mason, R J ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Laparoscopy; Morbidity; Obesity; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE MANAGEMENT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349109869     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9847-6     Document Type: Article

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