Initial laparoscopic appendectomy versus initial nonoperative management and interval appendectomy for perforated appendicitis with abscess: a prospective, randomized trial

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 236-240

  St Peter, Shawn D ^a   Aguayo, Pablo ^a   Fraser, Jason D ^a   Keckler, Scott J ^a   Sharp, Susan W ^a   Leys, Charles M ^a   Murphy, J Patrick ^a   Snyder, Charles L ^a   Sharp, Ronald J ^a   Andrews, Walter S ^a   Holcomb III, George W ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Children; Perforated appendicitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72649104762     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.10.039     Document Type: Article

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