How to avoid unnecessary laparotomies in iatrogenic bile duct injuries?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-134

  Grönroos, Juha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT STONE; BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BILE DUCTS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROTOMY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 57649148563     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.034     Document Type: Letter

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