Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary tract emergencies: State of the art

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 334-342

  Schwesinger, Wayne H ^a   Sirinek, Kenneth R ^a   Strodel III, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORTALITY; PANCREATITIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0033051563     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012307     Document Type: Review

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