A survey of the current surgical treatment of gallstones in Queensland

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1086-1089

  Askew, James ^a  

^a NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Cholelithiasis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Operative cholangiography; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DAY CASE SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GALLSTONE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGERY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33645740036     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03617.x     Document Type: Article

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