Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in empyema of gall bladder: An experience at Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 52-56

  Malik, Arshad ^a,b   Laghari, Abdul ^a   Talpur, K ^a   Memon, Aisha ^a   Mallah, Qasim ^a   Memon, Jan ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Unit 9   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Empyema gall bladder; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Morbidity; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547305503     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.33273     Document Type: Review

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