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incidental appendectomy

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix, performed incidentally to another primary surgical procedure.
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2009
2009
Incidental Appendectomy During Endoscopic Surgery
Background and Objectives: The first laparoscopic appendectomy was performed over 25 years ago, and yet controversy still exists… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
[Strategy for the treatment of incidental meningiomas].
The authors report a retrospective review o f 70 patients followed up for the presence of incidental, asymptomatic meningiomas. A… 
1997
1997
6 Vaginal hysterectomy
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… 
1994
1994
Orthotopic liver transplantation for preoperative early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Is incidental appendectomy a safe practice?
  • A. VoitkJ. Lowry
  • Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de…
  • 1988
  • Corpus ID: 27652304
In an attempt to determine the safety of appendectomy performed as an incidental procedure, the authors reviewed 853 operations… 
1987
1987
Incidence and costs of incidental appendectomy as a preventive measure.
Statewide hospital discharge data in South Carolina for the period 1979-81 were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the… 
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… 
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… 
1958
1958
Inversion of the entire appendix as an incidental procedure.
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