Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-350

  Garber, S M ^a   Korman, J ^a   Cosgrove, J M ^a   Cohen, J R ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Complications; Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031110609     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900360     Document Type: Article

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