Biomaterial Database

Letter to the Editor: Laparoscopic Surgery or Conservative Treatment for Appendiceal Abscess in Adults? 2017

Dieter G Weber, and Salomone Di Saverio

Trauma and General Surgeon, Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia General, Emergency and Trauma Surgeon, Maggiore Hospital C.A. Pizzardi, AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010535	Laparoscopy	A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy.	Celioscopy,Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures,Peritoneoscopy,Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopic,Laparoscopic Assisted Surgery,Laparoscopic Surgery,Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Laparoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Laparoscopic Surgical,Surgery, Laparoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Laparoscopic,Celioscopies,Laparoscopic Assisted Surgeries,Laparoscopic Surgeries,Laparoscopies,Peritoneoscopies,Surgeries, Laparoscopic,Surgeries, Laparoscopic Assisted,Surgery, Laparoscopic Assisted
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000038	Abscess	Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.	Abscesses
D000072700	Conservative Treatment	Therapeutic approaches that are limited, gradual, or well-established as opposed to radical methods.	Conservative Management,Conservative Therapy,Conservative Managements,Conservative Therapies,Conservative Treatments,Management, Conservative,Managements, Conservative,Therapies, Conservative,Therapy, Conservative,Treatment, Conservative,Treatments, Conservative
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001062	Appendectomy	Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Appendectomies
D001064	Appendicitis	Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.	Perforated Appendicitis,Ruptured Appendicitis,Appendicitis, Perforated,Appendicitis, Ruptured