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- Title
Endoloop versus endostapler closure of the appendiceal stump in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy.
- Authors
Safavi, Arash; Langer, Monica; Skarsgard, Erik D
- Abstract
There is little information available to inform choice of technique for appendiceal stump control in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). We compared complications (stump leak, intra-abdominal abscess formation [IAA], surgical site infection [SSI]) in children undergoing LA for perforated (PA) and nonperforated appendicitis (NPA) by technique of appendiceal stump control.
- Publication
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2012, Vol 55, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
1488-2310
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1503/cjs.023810