Urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the management of acute cholecystitis: Timing does not influence conversion rate

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 806-808

  Wang, Y C ^a   Yang, H R ^a   Chung, P K ^a   Jeng, L B ^a   Chen, R J ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745545398     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0430-0     Document Type: Article

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