Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptoms of biliary colic in the absence of gallstones

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-3

  Brosseuk, Daniel ^a   Demetrick, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Cariboo Memorial Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Biliary colic; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0038798555     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00100-4     Document Type: Article

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