A survey of surgical management of acute cholecystitis in eastern Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-180

  Al Mulhim, Abdulmohsen ^a,b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Hospital stay; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Management; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONSULTATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 68549120869     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.54748     Document Type: Article

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