Transumbilical laparoscopic cholecystectomy utilizes no incisions outside the umbilicus

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-364

  Piskun, Gregory ^a,b   Rajpal, Sanjeev ^a  

^a BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0032875436     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.1999.9.361     Document Type: Article

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