Appendectomy in Germany - An analysis of a nationwide survey 2011/2012

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-138

  Bulian, Dirk Rolf ^a   Knuth, Jürgen ^a   Sauerwald, Axel ^b   Ströhlein, Michael Alfred ^a   Lefering, Rolf ^a   Ansorg, Jörg ^c   Heiss, Markus Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Department for Obstetrics and Gynaecology Holweide ^*  (Germany)

^c Professional Association of German Surgeons (BDC)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendectomy methods; Appendicitis surgery; Laparoscopic; Laparoscopy methods; NOTES; Open; Single port; Surgical technique; Survey

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; MALE; MESOAPPENDIX; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84872595439     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1573-9     Document Type: Review

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