Can laparoscopic appendectomy be safely performed by surgical residents without prior experience of open appendectomy?

Summary: Background: As laparoscopic surgery has become the mainstream technique for abdominal surgery, it has become difficult for surgical residents to have opportunities to perform open surgery. This study aimed to examine the appropriateness and feasibility of laparoscopic appendectomy performe...

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Main Authors: Kosuke Hiramatsu, Shigeo Toda, Tomohiro Tate, Yudai Fukui, Kenji Tomizawa, Yutaka Hanaoka, Jin Moriyama, Shuichiro Matoba, Hiroya Kuroyanagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958416303177