Laparoscopic cholecystostomy is a safe and effective alternative in critically ill patients with acute cholecystitis: Two cases

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-46

  Chowbey, Pradeep K ^a,b   Venkatasubramanian, R ^a   Bagchi, Nabanita ^a   Sharma, Anil ^a   Khullar, Rajesh ^a   Soni, Vandana ^a   Baijal, Manish ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33947514102     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.05078     Document Type: Article

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