Management of appendiceal stump in laparoscopic appendectomy - Clips or ligature: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-27

  Shaikh, Faisal M ^a   Bajwa, Raazi ^a   McDonnell, Ciaran O ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICEAL STUMP CLOSURE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; ENDOLIGATURE; GASTROINTESTINAL CLIP APPLIER; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; APPENDICITIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; PROCEDURES; SUTURING METHOD;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84927590194     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2014.0470     Document Type: Article

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