Short term and long term results after open vs. Laparoscopic appendectomy in childhood and adolescence: A subgroup analysis

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kapischke, Matthias ^a   Pries, Alexandra ^b   Caliebe, Amke ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Paediatric surgery; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN APPENDECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84884805298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-154     Document Type: Article

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