Predictive factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 254-258

  Rosen, Michael ^a   Brody, Fred ^a   Ponsky, Jeffrey ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Conversion; Laparoscopy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0036753662     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)00934-0     Document Type: Article

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