Microinvasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy in pediatric patients

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 131-135

  Kasirajan, Karthikeshwar ^a   Obermeyer, Robert J ^a   Kehris, John ^a   Lopez, José ^a   Lopez, Raul ^a,b  

^a Western Reserve Care System   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLIP; CYSTIC DUCT; DEVICE; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031830383     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.1998.8.131     Document Type: Article

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