Cost-effective method for laparoscopic choledochotomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Griniatsos, John ^a,b   Karvounis, Evangelos ^a   Arbuckle, James ^a   Isla, Alberto Martinez ^a  

^a Baling Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Laparoscopic choledochotomy; Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLEDOCHOTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; T TUBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 15444380536     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03287.x     Document Type: Article

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