A case of cystic duct drainage into the left intrahepatic duct and the importance of laparoscopic fundus-first cholecystectomy for prevention of bile duct injury

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 662-665

  Yamakawa, Tatsuo ^a   Zhang, Tianhua ^a   Midorikawa, Yutaka ^a   Ishiyama, Junji ^a   Takahashi, Katsuyuki ^a   Sugiyama, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY MIZONOKUCHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CYSTIC DUCT; HEPATIC DUCT; HUMAN; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BILE DUCTS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DRAINAGE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 35148891672     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0240     Document Type: Article

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