Prevalence of bile duct injury following cholecystectomy

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Bertrand, Cl ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Jolimont Lobbes   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bile duct injury; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy prevalence

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; THERMAL INJURY; HEPATIC DUCT; INJURY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0042736719     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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