Laparoscopic transumbilical cholecystectomy without visible abdominal scars

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1125-1128

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a   Reavis, Kevin M ^a   Hinojosa, Marcelo W ^a   Smith, Brian R ^a   Wilson, Samuel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; NOTUS; Single laparoscopic incision transabdominal surgery; Single site surgery; Transumbilical cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SCAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

EID: 67349163257     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0642-4     Document Type: Article

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