Natural orifice-assisted laparoscopic appendectomy

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Nezhat, Ceana ^a   Datta, M Shoma ^b   DeFazio, Andrew ^a   Nezhat, Farr ^b   Nezhat, Camran ^c  

^a Atlanta Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^b Stanford University ^*

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Incidental appendectomy; Laparoscopy; LAVH; Transvaginal appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67149086766     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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