Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a secondary level of care in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-52

  Al Mulhim, Abdulrahman S ^a   Amin, Tarek T ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Complications; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; morbidity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCELE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651273247     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.74484     Document Type: Article

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