Open versus laparoscopic appendectomy in the pediatric population: A literature review and analysis of complications

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 834-839

  Esposito, Ciro ^a   Calvo, Andres Ignacio ^b   Castagnetti, Marco ^c   Alicchio, Francesca ^a   Suarez, Carlos ^b   Giurin, Ida ^a   Settimi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Hospital de Ninos de la Santisima Trinidad   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIET; DRUG USE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OPEN APPENDECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL HERNIA; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; CHILD; HUMANS; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84867338296     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2011.0492     Document Type: Article

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