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Risk factors of converting to laparotomy in laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis

PURPOSE: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for acute appendicitis has several advantages over open appendectomy (OA). In cases of complicated appendicitis, LA is converted to OA at a constant rate, though converting appendectomy (CA) has several disadvantages. We retrospectively determined preoperative...

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Autores principales: Abe, Tomoyuki, Nagaie, Takashi, Miyazaki, Mitsuhiro, Ochi, Miho, Fukuya, Tatsuro, Kajiyama, Kiyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23869174
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S41571