A randomized, clinical trial to compare endoscopic sphincterotomy and subsequent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with primary laparoscopic bile duct exploration during cholecystectomy in higher risk patients with choledocholithiasis

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 713-720

  Noble, Hamish ^a   Tranter, Sheena ^a   Chesworth, Tim ^a   Norton, Sally ^a   Thompson, Michael ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72049119375     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2008.0428     Document Type: Article

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