Impact of choice of therapeutic strategy for acute cholecystitis on patient's health-related quality of life: Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 359-362

  Johansson, Mikael ^a   Thune, Anders ^a   Blomqvist, Anne ^a   Nelvin, Leif ^a   Lundell, Lars ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Gallstone; Gastrointestinal symptom rating scale; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Psychological general well being index; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16244395158     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081352     Document Type: Article

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