Hepatic Vein Injury During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: The Unappreciated Proximity of the Middle Hepatic Vein to the Gallbladder Bed

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1151-1155

  Ball, Chad G ^a   MacLean, Anthony R ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a   Bathe, Oliver F ^a   Sutherland, Francis ^a   Debru, Estifanos ^a   Dixon, Elijah ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

hemorrhage; hepatic vein; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; INJURY; LIVER VEIN; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLBLADDER; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748324589     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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