Early vs delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A prospective randomized trial

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1323-1327

  Kolla, S B ^a   Aggarwal, S ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Chumber, S ^a   Parshad, R ^a   Seenu, V ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED TREATMENT; EARLY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444296461     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9230-6     Document Type: Article

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