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E-NOTES appendectomy versus transvaginal appendectomy: similar cosmetic results but shorter complete recovery?

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  1. Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland

    Pascal Bucher, Sandrine Ostermann, François Pugin & Philippe Morel

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Bucher, P., Ostermann, S., Pugin, F. et al. E-NOTES appendectomy versus transvaginal appendectomy: similar cosmetic results but shorter complete recovery?. Surg Endosc 23, 916–917 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-0284-3

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