Positive intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Is laparoscopic common bile duct exploration necessary?

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 750-753

  Akopian, Gabriel ^a   Blitz, James ^a   Vander Laan, Thomas ^a,b  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644950472     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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