title: The therapeutic value of elective laparoscopic appendectomy in the management of chronic abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Marzieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haghbeen
authors.forename: Hooman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yarmohammadi
authors.forename: Kamran B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lankarani
authors.forename: Mohammad J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kaviani
authors.forename: Hamid R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Sharifzad
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome