Laparoscopic transumbilical single-port appendectomy: Initial experience and comparison with three-port appendectomy

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-103

  Lee, Junhyun ^a   Baek, Jongmin ^a   Kim, Wook ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PORT APPENDECTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THREE PORT APPENDECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; APPENDECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951278367     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181d84922     Document Type: Article

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