Standard preoperative assessment can improve outcome after cholecystectomy

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-135

  Mjaland O ^a,b   Hogevold H E ^a   Buanes, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Indication; Outcome; Post cholecystectomy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642633632     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750009474     Document Type: Article

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