Clinical manifestations of lost gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A case report with review of the literature

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-112

  Lauffer J M ^a   Krahenbuhl L ^a   Baer, H U ^a   Mettler, M ^a   Buchler M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abdominal abscess; Complications; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Lost gallstone; Spilled gallstone

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROTOMY; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030998702     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199704000-00007     Document Type: Article

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