Laparoscopic appendicectomy is a favorable alternative for complicated appendicitis in children
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Laparoscopic appendicectomy is a favorable alternative for complicated appendicitis in children
AIM To evaluate the role of laparoscopy in complicated appendicitis in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 119 children were operated for appendicitis between October 2005 and May 2008 at SRMC, Chennai. Forty-one patients underwent open appendicectomy (OA), and 71 patients underwent laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA). Twenty-six cases among the LA group and 16 among the OA group had comp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0971-9261
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.43797