Surgical treatment of gallstones: Changes in a defined population during a 20-year period

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-17

  Persson, Gunnar E ^a   Ros, Axel G B ^a   Thulin, Anders J G ^a  

^a Kirurgiska Kliniken   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gallstone surgery; Incidence of gallstone operations; Routine practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0036216731     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241502317307517     Document Type: Article

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