Randomized clinical trial of ultrasonic versus electrocautery dissection of the gallbladder in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 799-803

  Janssen, I M C ^b   Swank, D J ^b   Boonstra, O ^b   Knipscheer, B C ^b   Klinkenbijl, J H G ^b   Van Goor, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUTERIZATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER PERFORATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; DISSECTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0037661015     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4128     Document Type: Article

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