Complications of cholecystectomy: Risks of the laparoscopic approach and protective effects of operative cholangiography: A population-based study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 229, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-457

  Fletcher, David R ^a,d   Hobbs, Michael S T ^a   Tan, Patrick ^b   Valinsky, Liora J ^a   Hockey, Richard L ^a   Pikora, Terri J ^a   Knuiman, Matthew W ^a   Sheiner, Harry J ^c   Edis, Anthony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Mount Hospital   (Australia)

^d FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BILE DUCTS; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033511439     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199904000-00001     Document Type: Review

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