Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred management of acute cholecystitis

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 533-537

  Casillas, Robert A ^a   Yegiyants, Sara ^a   Collins, J Craig ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 45549109799     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.6.533     Document Type: Article

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