Early or delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis? Conclusions of a controlled trial

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 56, Issue 89, 2009, Pages 11-16

  González Rodríguez, Francisco J ^a   Paredes Cotoré, Jesús P ^a   Pontón, Cristina ^a   Rojo, Yago ^a   Flores, Enrique ^a   San Luis Calo, Eva ^a   Barreiro Morandeira, Francisco ^a   Punal, José A ^a   Fernández, Aquilino ^a   Paulos, Ana ^a   Santos, Fernando ^a   Cainzos, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Laparoscopisc cholecystectomy; Timing of operation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64949101766     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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