Cholecystectomy following the introduction of laparoscopy: More, but for the same indication

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 506-511

  Safran, David B ^a   Sullivan, Brett S ^a   Leveque, Jocelyn E ^a   Williams, Mark D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Gallup Indian Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PANCREATITIS;

ALABAMA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030966634     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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