Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with myotonic dystrophy

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 284-285

  Takhar, Arjun S ^a   Thaper, Amit ^a   Byrne, Andrew ^a   Lobo, Dileep N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; OPERATION DURATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942729960     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.6.284     Document Type: Article

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