Management of asymptomatic cholelithiasis for patients awaiting renal transplantation

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 510-513

  Jackson, T ^a   Treleaven, D ^a   Arlen, D ^a   D'Sa, A ^a   Lambert, K ^a   Birch, D W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYP; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 21244459651     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8817-x     Document Type: Review

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