Laparoscopy may be lowering the threshold to operate on patients with suspected appendicitis
Surgical EndoscopyPublished 1 July 2002
James M. McGreevy, Samuel R.G. Finlayson, R. Alvarado, William S. Laycock, Christian M. Birkmeyer, John D. Birkmeyer
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SNIP1.29
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At a tertiary care medical center, the availability of the laparoscopic approach to appendectomy may have lowered the threshold to operate on patients with possible appendicitis, as reflected in higher negative exploration rates and lower rates of perforated appendectomy.
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At our hospital, the availability of the laparoscopic approach to appendectomy may have lowered the threshold to operate on patients with possible appendicitis, as reflected in higher negative exploration rates and lower rates of perforated appendicitis.
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