Role of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the early management of acute gallbladder disease

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 586-591

  Peng, W K ^a   Sheikh, Z ^a   Nixon, S J ^a   Paterson Brown, S ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 18844442274     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4831     Document Type: Review

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