[PDF] Top 20 Laparoscopic versus conventional appendectomy - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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... The databases of PubMed, the Cochrane library, EMBASE, Chinese Biomedical Database and ISI Web of Knowledge were searched for the relevant studies from January 1982 to July 2014. The following search strategies were used ... See full document

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... We performed a comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (ISI), Embase, OVID and Cochrane Central register of controlled clinical trials (CENTRAL), during September 2016, to identify relevant ... See full document

... The effective data from all eligible RCTs were extracted by two reviewers (XGL, HZZ). The extracted data included the following: first author; year and country of publication; surgical technique; operation type; basic ... See full document

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... Currently laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) is the most common surgical procedure for the management of GERD offering promising long-term out- comes [11] and has been recommended as a choice of sur- gical ... See full document

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