Early versus delayed cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Surgery Today

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 553-560

  Shikata, Satoru ^a   Noguchi, Yoshinori ^b   Fukui, Tsuguya ^c  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Delay; Early; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20744445221     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-005-2998-3     Document Type: Article

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