Efficacy of laparoscopy in complicated appendicitis

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-252

  Garg, Chaitanya P ^a   Vaidya, Beena B ^a   Chengalath, Manoras M ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Complicated appendicitis; Conventional appendectomy; Laparoscopic appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GANGRENOUS APPENDICITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAUNDICE; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349096952     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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