Comparison of the electrothermal vessel-sealing system versus endoclip in laparoscopic appendectomy

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-378

  Aydogan, Fatih ^a   Saribeyoglu, Kaya ^a   Simsek, Osman ^a   Salihoglu, Ziya ^a   Carkman, Sinan ^a   Salihoglu, Tamer ^a   Karatas, Adem ^a   Baca, Bilgi ^a   Kucuk, Ozan ^a   Yavuz, Nihat ^a   Pekmezci, Salih ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349222890     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2008.0368     Document Type: Article

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