Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 313-316

  Osman, Yildirim ^a,c   Ebru, Menekse ^a   Umit, Turan ^a   Volkan, Oter ^a   Melih, Karabeyoglu ^a   Belma, Kocer ^a   Betul, Bozkurt ^a   Omer, Cengiz ^a   Atilla, Soran ^b  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Fatih Cad Fatih Sitesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 57049097060     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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