Limits and advantages of fundus-first laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Lessons learned

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-75

  Tuveri, Massimiliano ^a,b   Calò, Pietro G ^a   Medas, Fabio ^a   Tuveri, Augusto ^a   Nicolosi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Università degli Studi di Cagliari ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DYSKINESIA; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39149144497     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0194     Document Type: Article

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