Laparoscopic vs Open Appendectomy in Older Patients
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Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy in older patients.
HYPOTHESIS The results of a meta-analysis of individual studies comparing laparoscopic vs open appendectomy in older patients may guide the choice of surgical approach. DESIGN Meta-analysis. SETTING Academic research. PATIENTS MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases were searched for comparative studies of older patients with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. MAIN OUTCO...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2012.568