Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy in patients with silent gallstones

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan ^a   Samraj, K ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Cholecystectomy; Gallstones *surgery ; Humans

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMBASE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 40849103104     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006230.pub2     Document Type: Review

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