Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana: An initial report;Cholécystectomie laparoscopique à l'Hôpital universitaire de Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana: Un premier rapport

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-116

  Clegg Lamptey, J N A ^a   Amponsah, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Gallstones; Ghana; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GHANA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER PAIN; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; CHOLELITHIASIS; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GHANA; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049396524     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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