Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Effective treatment for chronic abdominal pain in children with acalculous biliary pain

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1394-1396

  Michail, Sonia ^a   Preud'Homme, Daniel ^a   Christian, Jeffery ^a   Nanagas, Victor ^a   Goodwin, Charles ^a   Hitch, David ^a   Mezoff, Adam ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Acalcular biliary pain; Cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BILE SECRETION; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0034852481     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.26379     Document Type: Article

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