Anatomic landmarks: Their usefulness in safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1754-1758

  Singh, K ^a   Ohri, A ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomic landmark; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCTS; BILIARY TRACT; BLOOD VESSELS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33750796191     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0528-4     Document Type: Article

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