Biliary leaks after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Time to stent or time to drain

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 628-632

  Pinkas, Haim ^a,b   Brady, Patrick G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary leak; Biliary stent; Cholecystectomy, laparoscopic; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Nasobiliary drain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; BILE FLOW; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BILOMA; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC DUCT; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; BILE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57849088647     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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