Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the obese: Results with the traditional and fundus-first technique

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 735-740

  Tuveri, Massimiliano ^a   Borsezio, Valentina ^a   Calò, Pietro Giorgio ^b   Medas, Fabio ^a   Tuveri, Augusto ^a   Nicolosi, Angelo ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale e Vascolare   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNDUS FIRST TECHNIQUE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72049119862     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2008.0301     Document Type: Article

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