Impact of body habitus on single-site laparoscopic appendectomy for nonperforated appendicitis: Subset analysis from a prospective, randomized trial

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 404-407

  Knott, E Marty ^a   Gasior, Alessandra C ^a   Holcomb, George W ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; NONPERFORATED APPENDICITIS; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL APPROACH; WOUND INFECTION;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861040821     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2012.0056     Document Type: Article

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