Early introduction of laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy during residency

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 634-641

  Daetwiler, S ^a   Guller, U ^b   Schob, O ^a   Adamina, M ^a,b  

^a Spital Limmattal ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; COLON, SIGMOID; COLONIC DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248331804     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5638     Document Type: Article

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