Needlescopic clipless cholecystectomy as an efficient, safe, and cost-effective alternative with diminutive scars: The first 1000 cases

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 368-372

  Carvalho, Gustavo L ^a   Silva, Frederico W ^b   Silva, José Sérgio N ^a   De Albuquerque, Pedro Paulo C ^a   Coelho, Raphael De MacEdo C ^a   Vilaça, Thiago G ^a   Lacerda, Cláudio M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Prog Resid Medica Cir G   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Gallbladder; Laparoscopy; Miniinstruments; Minilaparoscopy; Needlescopic; Surgical technical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; CAUTERIZATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROCAR; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CICATRIX; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949120648     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181b7d3c7     Document Type: Article

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