Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in octogenarians

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 826-832

  Maxwell, John Gary ^a,b,c   Tyler, Brad A ^b,c   Maxwell, Bryan G ^c   Brinker, Carla C ^c   Covington, Deborah L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c New Hanover Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031667669     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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