Risk factors for conversion to open surgery in patients with acute cholecystitis undergoing interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 631-635

  Lim, Kok Ren ^a   Ibrahim, Salleh ^a   Tan, Ngian Chye ^a   Lim, Swee Ho ^a   Tay, Khoon Hean ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34548499128     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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