Appendectomy in Patients with Morbid Obesity: Laparoscopic versus Conventional Technique

KATAR M. K., Baser M., ERSOY P. E.

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.26, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12659/msm.928067
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Appendectomy, Appendicitis, Laparoscopy, Obesity, Morbid, APPENDICITIS
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Our aim was to determine the optimum appendectomy technique in patients with morbid obesity by evaluating laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) and open appendectomy (OA) operations performed in these patients.