Which patients should undergo laparoscopy?

A Woodward, Woodward A, D Hemingway, Hemingway D, Greaney MG, M G Greaney, Murphy C, C Murphy
British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) · 1988 · vol. 296(6638) , pp. 1740 · doi:10.1136/bmj.296.6638.1740 · PMID:2969761 · PMC2546128
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This paper defines selection criteria for patients who would benefit most from laparoscopic surgery.

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Appendicitis Laparoscopy Adult Appendectomy Appendicitis Female Humans Prospective Studies

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