Acute appendicitis can be treated with single-incision laparoscopy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 281-289

  Vettoretto, N ^a   Cirocchi, R ^b   Randolph, J ^c   Morino, M ^d  

^a Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Laparoscopy; Single site surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SINGLE INCISION LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATIVE TIME; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924954331     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12839     Document Type: Review

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