Gallstone empyema complicating laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 174-176

  DeVincenzo, Raven ^a   Haramati, Linda B ^a   Wolf, Ellen L ^a   Klapper, Philip J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholelithoptysis; Empyema; Gallstones; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DYSPNEA; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LUNG CALCIFICATION; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; DIAPHRAGM; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034970894     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200107000-00006     Document Type: Article

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