Gangrenous cholecystitis in the laparoscopic era

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 428-430

  Hunt, D R H ^a   Chu, F C K ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Cholecystitis complications; Cholecystitis mortality; Common bile duct ultrasound; Gall bladder pathology; Gall bladder ultrasound; Gangrene; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GANGRENE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034091595     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01851.x     Document Type: Article

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