Videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: Analyzing conversion risk factors

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-107

  Del Rio, Paolo ^a   Dell'Abate, Paolo ^a   Soliani, Paolo ^a   Sivelli, Roberto ^a   Sianesi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOTOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 33750131683     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.16.105     Document Type: Article

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