Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in the elderly: A retrospective study

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 61, 2005, Pages 17-21

  Coenye, K E ^a   Jourdain, S ^a   Mendes Da Costa, P ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Elderly; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14144253107     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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