Transdiaphragmatic abscess: Late thoracic complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 517-521

  Preciado, Alfonso ^a   Matthews, Brent D ^a   Scarborough, Terry K ^a   Marti, Juan L ^a   Reardon, Patrick R ^a,c   Weinstein, Gerald S ^b   Bennett, Michael ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033403444     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.1999.9.517     Document Type: Article

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