Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the pediatric population

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-130

  St Peter, Shawn D ^a   Keckler, Scott J ^a   Nair, Abhilash ^a   Andrews, Walter S ^a   Sharp, Ronald J ^a   Snyder, Charles L ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   Holcomb III, George W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DYSKINESIA; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BILIARY DYSKINESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CYSTIC DUCT; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INFANT; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39149104029     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0150     Document Type: Article

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