The impact of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on the treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 746-750

  Ho, H S ^a   Mathiesen, K A ^a   Wolfe, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Elective vs nonelective surgery; Indication for surgery; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030191648     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00193049     Document Type: Article

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