Early laparoscopy for the evaluation of nonspecific abdominal pain: A critical appraisal of the evidence

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Domínguez, Luis C ^a,b   Sanabria, Alvaro ^a   Vega, Valentin ^a   Osorio, Camilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA   (Colombia)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Acute abdomen; Acute appendicitis; Appendectomy; Diagnostic laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; NONSPECIFIC ABDOMINAL PAIN; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79251626595     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1145-4     Document Type: Review

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