Medicolegal costs of bile duct injuries incurred during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

HPB

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-134

  Roy, Pankaj G ^a,b   Soonawalla, Zahir F ^a   Grant, Hugh W ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile duct injuries; Delayed recognition of injury; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Litigations; Malpractice claims

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILLING AND CLAIMS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPENSATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTESTINE INJURY; LAW SUIT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT;

EID: 66949138641     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2008.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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