Laparoscopic transcystic bile duct exploration: the treatment of first choice for common bile duct stones

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1552-1556

  Hanif, Faisal ^a   Ahmed, Zubir ^a   Samie, M Abdel ^a   Nassar, Ahmad H M ^a  

^a MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choledochotomy; Intraoperative cholangiogram; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Transcystic CBD exploration

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BILIARY TRACT PAIN; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLEDOCHOTOMY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAUNDICE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER PERFORATION; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CYSTIC DUCT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GALLSTONES; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CYSTIC DUCT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955653537     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0809-4     Document Type: Article

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