Should intraoperative cholangiography be routinely attempted during laparoscopic cholecystectomy? Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-17

  Rosen, Michael J ^a   Ponsky, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common bile duct injury; Common bile duct stones; Intraoperative cholangiography; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON;

BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 33846052632     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0679     Document Type: Short Survey

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