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incidental appendectomy

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix, performed incidentally to another primary surgical procedure.
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2002
2002
Population Characteristics, Habitats, and Movements of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Lower Niagara River
Before my study, anecdotal information, such as incidental catches and reported sightings, provided the only means of assessing… 
1996
1996
A population-based analysis of survival and incidental diagnosing of renal cell carcinoma patients in Iceland, 1971-1990.
The significance of incidental diagnosing in relation to survival of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients is not known. A… 
1987
1987
Prospective analysis of the effect of incidental appendectomy on infection rate after cholecystectomy.
: I prospectively studied 100 patients to see whether "incidental appendectomy" with cholecystectomy affects wound infection rate… 
1987
1987
Prospective Analysis of the Effect of Incidental Appendectomy on Infection Rate After Cholecystectomy
I prospectively studied 100 patients to see whether “incidental appendectomy” with cholecystectomy affects wound infection rate… 
1986
1986
Wound sepsis after cholecystectomy. Influence of incidental appendectomy.
We undertook a prospective study of the effect of incidental appendectomy on the safety of cholecystectomy in patients under the… 
1983
1983
Incidental appendectomy in infants and children. Risk v rationale.
Between January 1977 and December 1979 (three years), 642 appendectomies were performed at the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles… 
1980
1980
Incidental appendectomy in the elderly? No.
This study examines the appropriateness of incidental appendectomy in the elderly. By examining the incidences of appendicitis… 
1971
1971
Right inguinal herniorrhaphy and incidental appendectomy.
Review
1964
Review
1964
CARCINOID TUMORS OF THE APPENDIX.
Acute appendicitis occurs with such frequency that other lesions of this organ are often forgotten or overlooked by the surgeon… 
Review
1962
Review
1962
Incidental appendectomy in gallbladder surgery.
Among surgeons, the opinion regarding the advisability of incidental appendectomy as a routine procedure during other intra…