Is advanced age a significant risk factor for laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 507-514

  Yetim, I ^a   Dervisoglu, A ^b   Karakose O ^b   Buyukkarabacak, Y ^b   Bek, Y ^b   Erzurumlu, K ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aged; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952091331     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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