Laparoscopic Endobiliary Stenting: A Simplified Approach to the Management of Occult Common Bile Duct Stones

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 74-80

  Fanelli, Robert D ^a,b   Gersin, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Surgical Specialists of Western New England PC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary stents; Common bile duct stones; Fluorocholangiography; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration; Postoperative ERCP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035228437     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(01)80016-0     Document Type: Article

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