Postcholecystectomy bile leak: What is the optimal treatment?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 276-278

  Huang, Christopher S ^a   Lichtenstein, David R ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE LEAKAGE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSTCHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

BILE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 13844314804     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(04)02799-3     Document Type: Editorial

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