Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-47

  Siddiqui, Tamim ^a   MacDonald, Alisdair ^a   Chong, Peter S ^a   Jenkins, John T ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Cholecystectomy; Complications; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36849053067     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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