Role of fundus-first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the management of acute cholecystitis in elderly patients

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-127

  Wang, Yu Chun ^a   Yang, Horng Ren ^a   Chung, Ping Kuei ^a   Jeng, Long Bin ^a   Chen, Ray Jade ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750125545     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.16.124     Document Type: Article

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