Percutaneous drainage of emphysematous cholecystitis associated with pneumoperitoneum

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 1999, Pages 771-774

  Zeebregts, Clark J ^a   Wijffels, Robbert T M ^a   De Jong, Koert P ^a   Peeters, Paul M ^a   Slooff, Maarten J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cholecystostomy; Emphysematous cholecystitis; Percutaneous drainage; Pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; INSULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER PERFORATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCIES; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METRONIDAZOLE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; REOPERATION; TOBRAMYCIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032905698     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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