Management of common bile duct stones in a rural area of the United States: Results of a survey

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 577-579

  Bingener, J ^a   Schwesinger, W H ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Choledocholithiasis; Common bile duct exploration; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

CHI SQUARE TEST; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL POPULATION; TEXAS;

EID: 33645732070     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0322-3     Document Type: Review

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