Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for asymptomatic cholelithiasis

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-195

  Yano, Hiroshi ^a   Kinuta, Masakatsu ^a   Iwazawa, Takashi ^a   Kanoh, Toshiyuki ^a   Monden, Takushi ^a  

^a OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Cholelithiasis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BILE DUCT INJURY; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PANCREATITIS; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0141882987     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1443-1661.2003.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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