Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for severe acute cholecystitis. A meta-analysis of results

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Borzellino, Giuseppe ^a,d   Sauerland, Stefan ^b   Minicozzi, Anna Maria ^a   Verlato, Giuseppe ^a   Di Pietrantonj, Carlo ^c   De Manzoni, Giovanni ^a   Cordiano, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c Regional Department of Epidemiology   (Italy)

^d BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Complications; Statistical; Technical

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ANALYSIS; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPYEMA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37749032057     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9511-6     Document Type: Review

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