Minilaparoscopic versus conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-258

  Thakur, Varsha ^a   Schlachta, Christopher M ^b   Jayaraman, Shiva ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; BILE DUCT DYSKINESIA; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONVENTIONAL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MINILAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CICATRIX; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 79151480630     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318207bf52     Document Type: Review

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