The learning curve of laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) cholecystectomy: Definable, short, and safe

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 652-657

  Hernandez, Jonathan ^a   Ross, Sharona ^a   Morton, Connor ^a   McFarlin, Kellie ^a   Dahal, Sujat ^a   Golkar, Farhaad ^a   Albrink, Michael ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CYST; BILE DUCT INJURY; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROCAR;

ACUTE DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78049394832     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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