Biliary symptom scoring as a method of selecting patients for cholecystectomy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 644-648

  Gani, J S ^a   Oakes, L H ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biliary symptom score; Cholecystectomy; Post cholecystectomy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTCHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROME; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BILIARY TRACT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033816129     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01918.x     Document Type: Article

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