Laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis. Should an appendix that appears normal be removed?;Laparoskopie bei Verdacht auf akute Appendizitis: Soll die makroskopisch unauffällige Appendix entfernt werden?

Chirurg

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 615-621

  Garlipp, B ^a,b   Arlt, G ^a  

^a Park Klinik Weissensee   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Diagnostic laparoscopy.; Laparoscopic appendectomy.; Normal appendix.

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 70350157990     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-009-1761-5     Document Type: Article

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