Randomised trial of laparoscopic exploration of common bile duct versus postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for common bile duct stones

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9097, 1998, Pages 159-161

  Rhodes, M ^a   Sussman, L ^a   Cohen, L ^a   Lewis, M P ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT PROSTHESIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032539463     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)09175-7     Document Type: Article

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