Medicolegal claims following laproscopic cholecystectomy in the UK and Irland

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 286-291

  Scurr, James R H ^a   Brigstocke, Julian R ^b   Shilds, David A ^b   Scurr, John H ^b  

^a Mersey School of Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile duct injury; Bile leak; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Medicolegal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BLOOD VESSEL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPENSATION; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTESTINE; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BILE DUCTS; BLOOD VESSELS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTESTINES; IRELAND; MALE; MALPRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953645217     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12664192076214     Document Type: Article

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