Improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life after cholecystectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-202

  Finan, Kelly R ^a   Leeth, Ruth R ^a   Whitley, Bryan M ^a   Klapow, Joshua C ^b   Hawn, Mary T ^a,c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary symptom; Effectiveness; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Quality of life; Symptom improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745988243     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.020     Document Type: Article

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