Cosmetic outcomes following appendectomy in children: A comparison of surgical techniques

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 584-588

  Chandler, Nicole M ^a   Ghazarian, Sharon R ^b   King, Tracy M ^a   Danielson, Paul D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC ACCESS PORT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; APPENDICITIS; CICATRIX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905010589     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2014.0061     Document Type: Article

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