Treatment of acute appendicitis with one-port transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy: A six-year, single-centre experience

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-173

  Guana R ^a   Gesmundo, R ^a   Maiullari, E ^a   Bianco, E R ^a   Bucci, V ^a   Ferrero, L ^a   Canavese, F ^a  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; laparoscopy; operative channel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

EID: 77957781493     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.70419     Document Type: Article

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