Laparoendoscopic single site cholecystectomy: The first 100 patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 681-685

  Hernandez, Jonathan M ^a   Morton, Connor A ^a   Ross, Sharona ^a   Albrink, Michael ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANK SUM TEST; SAFETY; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

EID: 69849106209     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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