title: Appendicitis: laparoscopic strategy in diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7210.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Koruda
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care