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Laparoscopic appenclicectomy: we can learn if!

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These results confirm that laparoscopic appendectomy is a rapidly acquired skill that can be introduced at any level of surgical training. Time-to-train should not preclude institutions from considering adopting the laparoscopic approach as standard in the treatment of acute appendicitis.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland

    M. Dillon, K. J. Sweeney, S. M. Johnston, W. A. Tanner & F. B. V. Keane

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Dillon, M., Sweeney, K.J., Johnston, S.M. et al. Laparoscopic appenclicectomy: we can learn if!. Ir J Med Sci 171 (Suppl 2), 33 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03170059

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