Nationwide Impact of Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions in the Management of Intestinal Obstruction in the US

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 520-526

  Mancini, Gregory J ^a   Petroski, Gregory F ^b   Lin, Wen Chieh ^c   Sporn, Emanuel ^b   Miedema, Brent W ^b   Thaler, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC LYSIS OF ADHESION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 52949154307     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.04.026     Document Type: Article

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