Can gangrenous cholecystitis be prevented? A plea against a "wait and see" attitude

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 710-716

  Contini, S ^a   Corradi, D ^a   Busi, N ^a   Alessandri, L ^a   Pezzarossa, A ^a   Scarpignato, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gangrenous cholecystitis; Patient's delay; Surgeon's delay; Treatment delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GANGRENOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4143056859     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000135898.68155.88     Document Type: Article

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