title: [Laparoscopic appendectomy: is it worth the cost?].
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Chirurgische Klinik I, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin. christoph.holmer@charite.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holmer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Buhr
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ritz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D044469:Racial Groups; D014481:United States