Increased use of laparoscopy in acute right iliac fossa pain - is it good for patients?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-242

  Jones, G E ^a   Kreckler, S ^a   Shah, A ^a   Stechman, M J ^a   Handa, A ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Appendicectomy; Diagnostic laparoscopy; Negative appendicectomy; Right iliac fossa pain; Ultrasound scan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855752804     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02576.x     Document Type: Article

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