An unusual case of blunt abdominal trauma: A bleeding and ruptured gall-bladder managed by laparoscopy

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-419

  Van Kerschaver, O ^a,b   De Witte, B ^a   Kint, M ^a   Vereecken, L ^a  

^a AZ Sint Lucas   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Laparoscopy; Ruptured gall bladder; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748921430     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679919     Document Type: Article

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