Immediate laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: no need to wait

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 756-761

  Stevens, Kent A ^a   Chi, Albert ^a   Lucas, Layla C ^a   Porter, John M ^a   Williams, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Timing of operation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845345284     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.040     Document Type: Article

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