Elective versus urgent laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated appendicitis

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-16

  Balzarotti, R ^a   Smadja, C ^a   Yves, G Saint ^a   Carloni, A ^a   Maitre, S ^b   Helmy, N ^a   Vons, C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b HôpitalAntoineBéclère   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Appendicitis; Laparoscopy; Postoperative complications; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650108609     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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