Peritoneal abscess formation as a late complication of gallstones spilled during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue FEB., 1999, Pages 201-203

  Frola, C ^a   Cannici, F ^a   Cantoni, S ^b   Tagliafico, E ^a   Luminati, T ^a  

^a Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033009828     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.854.10365074     Document Type: Article

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