A long-term cohort study of outcome after cholecystectomy for chronic acalculous cholecystitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-95

  Jagannath, Sanjay B ^a   Singh, Vikesh K ^a   Cruz Correa, Marcia ^a   Canto, Marcia Irene F ^a   Kalloo, Anthony N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acalculous; Cholecystectomy; Cholecystitis; Chronic; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037309183     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01206-0     Document Type: Article

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