Implantation carcinoma developing late after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for superficial carcinoma of the gall bladder: Comment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 883-

  Hewett, Peter ^a,b   Texler, Michael ^a,b  

^a Division of Surgery   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTAMINATION; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; METASTASIS; NOTE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

EID: 0033385903     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01724.x     Document Type: Note

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