Is natural orifice transluminal endoscopic cholecystectomy as safe as laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 604-

  Hall, Robert C ^a  

^a Parkview Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 45549090901     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.6.604-a     Document Type: Letter

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