Transumbilical laparoscopically assisted appendectomy: An alternative minimally invasive technique in pediatric patients

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 873-876

  Stanfill, Amy B ^a   Matilsky, Danielle K ^a   Kalvakuri, Kavitha ^a   Pearl, Richard H ^a   Wallace, Lizabeth J ^a   Vegunta, Ravindra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PELVIS ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSUMBILICAL LAPAROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED APPENDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

EID: 78650505691     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2010.0147     Document Type: Article

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