Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Surgery without a visible scar

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 896-899

  Tacchino, R ^a   Greco, F ^a   Matera, D ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Surgical; Technical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; SKIN SCAR; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TROCAR;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CICATRIX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

EID: 62949135439     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-0147-y     Document Type: Article

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