Perioperative management of cholelithiasis in patients presenting for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Have we reached a consensus?

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 470-476

  Patel, Jitesh A ^a   Patel, Nilesh A ^b   Piper, Greta L ^a   Smith III, Deane E ^a   Malhotra, Gautum ^a   Colella, Joseph J ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649646189     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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