Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Inpatient Analysis: Does the End Justify the Means?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2116-2122

  Kamiński, Jan P ^a   Bueltmann, Kenneth W ^a   Rudnicki, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cost; Laparoscopic; Outcome; Robotic

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84911991304     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: 18734626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2673-3     Document Type: Article

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