Intraoperative cholangiography lowers the risk of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1659-1661

  Traverso, L W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile ducts; Cholangiography; Cholecystectomy; Common bile duct; Intraoperative complications

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BILE DUCT DISEASES; BILE DUCTS; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; RISK;

EID: 33750815742     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-0122-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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