Is damage to the common bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy an inherent risk of the operation?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 829-832

  Fischer, Josef E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT TRAUMA; COMMUNITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COMMON BILE DUCT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 66149107953     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.03.003     Document Type: Editorial

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