Pain after laparoscopic appendectomy: A comparison of transumbilical single-port and conventional laparoscopic surgery

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 172-178

  Kim, Hyung Ook ^a   Yoo, Chang Hak ^a   Lee, Sung Ryol ^a   Son, Byung Ho ^a   Park, Yong Lai ^a   Shin, Jun Ho ^a   Kim, Hungdai ^a   Han, Won Kon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Postoperative pain; SILS port; Single incision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860462304     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2012.82.3.172     Document Type: Article

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