Cosmetic outcome is an important parameter when comparing single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and conventional multiport laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC)

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2998-2999

  Garg, Pankaj ^a,b   Tharani, Serena ^c   Thakur, Jai Deep ^d  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Fortis Super Specialty Hospital   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL WOUND;

EID: 84871615756     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2265-9     Document Type: Letter

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