Changing trends in the management of gallstone disease

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 781-786

  Johnston, S M ^a   Kidney, S ^a   Sweeney, K J ^a   Zaki, A ^a   Tanner, W A ^a   Keane, F V ^a  

^a A M Inc Natl Child Hosp T   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystectomy; Day case; Elective stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICENTERS;

EID: 0037738708     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9122-1     Document Type: Article

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