Is Acute Cholecystitis a Contraindication for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?

International Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-30

  Fontes, P R Ott ^a   Nectoux, M ^a   Eilers, R J ^a   Chem, E Mainieri ^a   Riedner, C Edison ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acute Cholecystitis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031603949     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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