The authors report a prospective analysis of their experience with 506 consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomies to examine the appropriateness of outpatient or same-day laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Thirty-eight patients experienced at least one postoperative complication. The complication was cli
Is outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy wise?
β Scribed by R. Hargreaves
- Book ID
- 120911222
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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