Number and size of stones in patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstones and gallbladder carcinoma

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 272-273

  Serra, Iván ^a   Cavada, Gabriel ^a   Diehl, Andrew K ^b   Csendes, Attila ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; AGED; CHILE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CHILE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15944397613     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(01)00044-0     Document Type: Letter

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