Body-first laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A three-trocar technique for difficult gallbladders

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 415-418

  Tuveri, Massimiliano ^a   Tuveri, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCAR;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349224460     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2008.0241     Document Type: Article

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