Is there a safe advantage in performing outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1333-1336

  Méndez, Keimari ^a   Sabater, Roberto ^a   Chinea, Eduardo ^a   Lugo Vicente, Humberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOMITING;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547794652     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.03.028     Document Type: Article

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