Cost assessment of instruments for single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 353-359

  Henriksen, Nadia A ^a   Al Tayar, Haytham ^a   Rosenberg, Jacob ^b   Jorgensen, Lars Nannestad ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Single incision; Single site

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPE; UMBILICUS;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; UMBILICUS;

EID: 84871756272     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680812X13427982377021     Document Type: Article

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