Retroperitoneal abscess after retained stones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Galizia, Gennaro ^a,b   Lieto, Eva ^a   Castellano, Paolo ^a   Pelosio, Luigi ^a   Imperatore, Vincenzo ^a   Canfora, Fulvio ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gallbladder lesion; Intraperitoneally retained stones; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Lost stones; Retroperitoneal abscess

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034040561     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200004000-00010     Document Type: Article

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