Is there a role for drain use in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy? A controlled randomized trial

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 759-763

  Tzovaras, George ^a   Liakou, Paraskevi ^a   Fafoulakis, Frank ^a   Baloyiannis, Ioannis ^a   Zacharoulis, Dimitris ^a   Hatzitheofilou, Constantine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drain; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149101591     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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