Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-35

  Firilas, A ^a   Duke, B E ^a   Max, M H ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Open cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; URINE RETENTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 0029686807     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649910007     Document Type: Article

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