Is surgical intervention in acute cholecystitis in pregnancy justified?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 435-438

  Ali, M Elamin ^a   Al Shehri, M Yahia ^a   Abu Eshy, S ^a   Cheema, M A ^a   Mustafa, Z ^a   Sadek, A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 9844237570     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619750112376     Document Type: Article

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