Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: The experience of a university-affiliated teaching hospital

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-35

  Ahmad, Syed A ^a   Schuricht, Alan L ^a   Azurin, Daniel J ^a   Arroyo, L Raul ^a   Paskin, David L ^a   Bar, Allen H ^a   Kirkland, Matt L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031410335     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.1997.7.29     Document Type: Article

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