Changing work patterns for benign upper gastrointestinal and biliary disease: 1994-2007: Upper gut surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 519-525

  Jay, Alexander P M ^a   Watson, David I ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Cholecystectomy; Common Bile Duct exploration; Fundoplication; Gastric banding; Gastric bypass; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955401489     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05377.x     Document Type: Article

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