A proposed inflammation grading system for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 61, 2005, Pages 33-36

  Chang, Yu Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall lifting operation; Cholecystitis; Gasless; GB stone; Inflammation grading; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14144250556     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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