Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-8

  Holcomb, George W ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959679962     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335069800500102     Document Type: Article

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