Treatment of common bile duct stones discovered during cholecystectomy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 624-628

  Phillips, Edward H ^a   Toouli, James ^b   Pitt, Henry A ^c   Soper, Nathaniel J ^d  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile duct stones; CBD stones; Cholecystectomy; Choledocholithiasis; Common bile duct exploration; Laparoscopic choledochotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC;

EID: 40849100484     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0452-0     Document Type: Article

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