Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1924-1927, October 2009

Complicated appendicitis in children: is laparoscopic appendectomy appropriate? A comparative study with the open appendectomy—our experience

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tong ji Hospital, Tong ji Medical College, Hua zhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China

Received 13 December 2008; received in revised form 17 March 2009; accepted 18 March 2009.

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PII: S0022-3468(09)00308-X

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.03.037

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1924-1927, October 2009