Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for acute appendicitis: A metaanalysis

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1199-1208

  Wei, Bo ^a   Qi, Cui Lling ^b   Chen, Tu Feng ^a   Zheng, Zong Heng ^a   Huang, Jiang Long ^a   Hu, Bao Guang ^a   Wei, Hong Bo ^a  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Appendectomy; Laparoscopy; Metaanalysis; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 79954447391     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1344-z     Document Type: Article

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