Unusual abscess patterns following dropped gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 375-379

  Horton, Marc ^a,b   Florence, Michael G ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Arnold Medical Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031899790     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00048-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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