Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis: Indication, technique, risk and outcome

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 390, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 373-380

  Giger, U ^a,b   Michel, J M ^a,c   Vonlanthen, R ^a   Becker, K ^a   Kocher, T ^b,c   Krahenbuhl L ^a,c  

^a Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

^c Swiss Association for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery (SALTS)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Complications; Indication; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Technique

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 24344454394     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-004-0509-4     Document Type: Article

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