Meta-analysis of Laparoscopic versus open pyloromyotomy

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 240, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 774-778

  Hall, Nigel J ^a   Van Der Zee, Jill ^b   Tan, Hock L ^b   Pierro, Agostino ^a,c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACERATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; REVIEW; SEROSA; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PERFORATION; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYLORIC STENOSIS; PYLORUS;

EID: 7044274591     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000143250.48265.d6     Document Type: Review

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