Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese and non-obese children

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-302

  Garey, Carissa L ^a   Laituri, Carrie A ^a   Keckler, Scott J ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   Stagg, Hayden W ^a   Little, Danny C ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; pediatric gallbladder disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DYSKINESIA; BILE LEAKAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLBLADDER POLYP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POLYP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; COMPLICATION; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77956912122     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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