A comparison of nonabsorbable polymeric clips and endoloop ligatures for the closure of the appendicular stump in laparoscopic appendectomy: A prospective, randomized study

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-258

  Colak, Elif ^a   Kement, Metin ^a   Ozlem, Nuraydin ^a   Mutlu, Tahir ^a   Yildirim, Kadir ^a   Gurer, Ahmet ^b   Aktimur, Recep ^a  

^a Samsun Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Appendicular stump; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Polymeric clips

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX DISEASE; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; POLYMERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880174820     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31828b8382     Document Type: Review

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