Laparoscopic choledochotomy with primary closure: Follow-up (5-44 months) of 31 patients

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1064-1068

  Croce, E ^a   Golia, M ^a,b   Azzola, M ^a   Russo, R ^a   Crozzoli, L ^a   Olmi, S ^a   Pompa, C ^a   Borzio, M ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary drainage; Cholelithiasis; Common bile duct exploration; Common bile duct stones; Kehr's tube; Laparoscopic choledochotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0030292628     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900241     Document Type: Article

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