Technical difficulties and complications during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Predictive use of preoperative ultrasonography

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 978-982

  Santambrogio, Roberta ^a   Montorsi, Marco ^b   Bianchi, Paolo ^a   Opocher, Enrico ^a   Schubert, Luca ^a   Verga, Maurizio ^c   Federico, Luca ^c   Spina, Gianpaolo ^a  

^a Ist di Sci Biomediche Osp S P   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029780322     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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