Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly people: Does advanced age present any risk for conversion?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 962-963

  Kaya, I Oskay ^a   Ozkardes, Alper ^a   Ozdemir, Fatih ^a   Seker, Gaye ^a   Tokac, Mehmet ^a   Ozmen, M Mahir ^a  

^a DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURKEY;

EID: 43249125989     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01720.x     Document Type: Letter

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