Transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Preliminary experiences

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 436-438

  Kirschniak, Andreas ^a   Bollmann, Stefan ^a   Pointner, Rudolph ^b   Granderath, Frank A ^b  

^a Hospital Neuwerk   (Germany)

^b General Public Hospital Zell am See   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; NOTES; Single incision surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74949112688     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181c3f12b     Document Type: Article

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