Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the grossly obese: 4 years experience and review of literature

HPB

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 157-161

  Hussien, M ^a   Appadurai, I R ^b   Delicata, R J ^c   Carey, P D ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FASCIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMEDICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; THORAX DISEASE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0036919524     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651820260503792     Document Type: Article

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