Laparoscopic management of complicated gallstone disease

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-146

  Geoghegan, J G ^a   Keane, F B V ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0032995729     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01038.x     Document Type: Article

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