Comparison of early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Choosing the best

Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 212-215

  Faizi, Karim Shah ^a   Ahmed, Ishfaq ^b   Ahmad, Hamad ^c  

^a DHQ Teaching Hospital Sahiwal   (Pakistan)

^b Nistar Hospital Multan   (Pakistan)

^c Hamid Surgical Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cholecystitis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC)open cholecystectomy(OC)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEROMA; SURGICAL INFECTION; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 84879019961     PISSN: 19967195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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