ERCP or laparoscopic exploration for the treatment of suspected choledocholithiasis?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 796-

  Singh, Vikesh K ^a   Khashab, Mouen A ^a   Okolo III, Patrick I ^a   Kalloo, Anthony N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NOTE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMON BILE DUCT; GALLSTONES; PROCEDURES;

BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMON BILE DUCT; GALLSTONES; HUMANS;

EID: 77955613710     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.128     Document Type: Note

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