Acute cholecystitis: Delayed surgery or observation. A randomized clinical trial

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 985-990

  Vetrhus, Morten ^a   Soreide O ^b   Nesvik, I ^b   Sondenaa K ^b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Cholecystectomy; Complications; Observation; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141453352     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520310004056     Document Type: Article

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