Timing of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-287

  Al Mulhim, Abdulmohsen A ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Conversion; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Postoperative complications; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149376821     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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