Lost gallstones in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: all possible complications

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-78

  Zehetner, Jörg ^a   Shamiyeh, Andreas ^a   Wayand, Wolfgang ^a  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy; Lost gallstones

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GALLBLADDER PERFORATION; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COMORBIDITY; FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33845677744     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.05.015     Document Type: Review

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