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Letter to the Editor: Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Appendectomy: Trends, Risk Factors and Outcomes. A 15-Year Single-Center Analysis of 2,193 Adult Patients

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  1. Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield, UK

    Daniel Centea

  2. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Giordano Perin

  3. Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

    Saba P. Balasubramanian

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Centea, D., Perin, G. & Balasubramanian, S.P. Letter to the Editor: Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Appendectomy: Trends, Risk Factors and Outcomes. A 15-Year Single-Center Analysis of 2,193 Adult Patients. World J Surg 47, 1333–1334 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-06901-0

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