Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in children with uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1680-1685

  Ikeda, Hitoshi ^a,b   Ishimaru, Yuki ^a   Takayasu, Hajime ^a   Okamura, Kaori ^a   Kisaki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Fujino, Junko ^a  

^a DOKKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 8444229640     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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