Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of observation versus surgery for acute cholecystitis: Non-operative management is an option in some patients

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1257-1262

  Schmidt, Malte ^a   Søndenaa, Karl ^a   Vetrhus, Morten ^b   Berhane, Tewelde ^b   Eide, Geir Egil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biliary clinical; Hepatobiliary clinical; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 80052899276     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2011.598548     Document Type: Article

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