Is less more? a prospective trial on one trocar appendectomy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 56, Issue 90, 2009, Pages 424-426

  in't Hof, K H ^a   Kazemier, G ^a   Van Der Harst, E ^b   Bonjer, H J ^c   Lange, J F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Minimal invasive

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROCAR;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649198663     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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