Laparoscopic appendectomy for torsed appendix presenting as an acute abdomen in an infant female

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-567

  Perger, Lena ^a   Muensterer, Oliver J ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendix; Infant; Laparoscopy; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 84861475667     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680811X13176785204634     Document Type: Article

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