Is the end of the T-tube drainage era in laparoscopic choledochotomy for common bile duct stones is coming? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-66

  Yin, Zi ^a   Xu, Kang ^a   Sun, Jian ^a   Zhang, Jianlong ^a   Xiao, Zhiyu ^a   Wang, Jie ^a   Niu, Haitao ^b   Zhao, Qiang ^a   Lin, Shangxiong ^a   Li, Yajie ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Common bile duct stones; laparoscopic choledochotomy; meta analysis; primary closure; T tube drainage

Indexed keywords

CHOLEDOCHOTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; EMBASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC COMMON BILE DUCT EXPLORATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; T TUBE;

CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; ODDS RATIO; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871616218     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318268314b     Document Type: Review

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