Meta-analysis of the Results of Randomized Controlled Trials that Compared Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Acute Appendicitis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1929-1939

  Ohtani, Hiroshi ^a   Tamamori, Yutaka ^a   Arimoto, Yuichi ^a   Nishiguchi, Yukio ^b   Maeda, Kiyoshi ^c   Hirakawa, Kosei ^c  

^a Osaka City Sumiyoshi Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCAR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CICATRIX; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866558221     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1972-9     Document Type: Article

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