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Sabri Özden et al. Surgery. 2019 Nov.

. 2019 Nov;166(5):956-957.

doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.067. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

¹ Ankara Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
² Ankara Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: mesuttez@yahoo.com.

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Sarr MG. Sarr MG. Surgery. 2019 Nov;166(5):957. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.029. Epub 2019 Aug 16. Surgery. 2019. PMID: 31427074 No abstract available.

Does retrieval bag use during laparoscopic appendectomy reduce postoperative infection?
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Utilization of a specimen retrieval bag during laparoscopic appendectomy for both uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis is not associated with a decrease in postoperative surgical site infection rates.
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