Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted versus 3-port laparoscopic and open appendectomy: A case-control study in children

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 244-247

  Bergholz, Robert ^a   Krebs, Thomas F ^a   Klein, Ines ^a   Wenke, Katharina ^a   Reinshagen, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Case control study; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Laparoscopic assisted appendectomy; Laparoscopy; TULAA

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

3 PORT LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN APPENDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSUMBILICAL LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED APPENDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERMANY; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS; UMBILICUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICUS;

EID: 84902248265     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31828f6c16     Document Type: Article

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