Outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly versus young patients

Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 544-546

  Nazeer, Mohammad Adnan ^a   Ali, Maratab ^a   Ahmed, Khalil ^a   Saleem, Rizwan ^a   Ali, Mansab ^a   Suleman, Bilquees ^a  

^a Nawaz Sharif Social Security University Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Elderly; Lap chole

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867765378     PISSN: 19967195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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