Early versus delayed-interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A metaanalysis [1]

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1780-1781

  Sauerland, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750833186     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-0092-6     Document Type: Letter

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