Incidence of postoperative intraabdominal abscesses in open versus laparoscopic appendectomies

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2678-2683

  Asarias, Jennifer R ^a   Schlussel, Andrew T ^a   Cafasso, Danielle E ^a   Carlson, Terri L ^a   Kasprenski, Matthew C ^a   Washington, Ezella N ^a   Lustik, Michael B ^a   Yamamura, Mark S ^b   Matayoshi, Eric Z ^b   Zagorski, Stanley M ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Intraabdominal abscess; Laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN APPENDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80051684647     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1628-y     Document Type: Article

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