Comparative study on surgical outcomes and operative costs of transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy in adult patients

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 493-496

  Lee, Yoon Suk ^a   Kim, Ji Hun ^a   Moon, Eun Jung ^a   Kim, Jin Jo ^a   Lee, Keun Ho ^a   Oh, Se Jung ^a   Park, Seung Man ^a   Hong, Tae Ho ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Laparoscopy; Single port; Transumbilical

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSUMBILICAL SINGLE PORT LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; UMBILICUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74949101871     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181c15493     Document Type: Article

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