Ascariasis cholecystitis: An unusual cause

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 108-110

  Shetty, Balakrishna ^a   Shetty, Prashanth Kumar ^a   Sharma, Pritam ^a  

^a NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Cholecystectomy; Cholecystitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049100442     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: 19983921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.45207     Document Type: Article

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