Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct: 10-Year experience of 174 patients from a single centre

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-196

  Tang, C N ^a   Tsui, K K ^a   Ha, J P Y ^a   Siu, W T ^a   Li, M K W ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde; Cholecystectomy, laparoscopic; Common bile duct surgery; Gallstones surgery; Sphincterotomy, endoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT BYPASS; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BYPASS SURGERY; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLEDOCHOTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; COMMON BILE DUCT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745236663     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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