Randomised trial of endoscopic sphincterotomy with gallbladder left in situ versus open surgery for common bileduct calculi in high-risk patients

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9006, 1996, Pages 926-929

  Targarona, Eduardo M ^a   Perez Ayuso, Rosa M ^a   Bordas, José M ^a   Ros, Emilio ^a   Pros, Immaculada ^a   Martínez, Joaquín ^a   Terés, José ^a   Trías, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PANCREATITIS; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029897962     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91413-0     Document Type: Article

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