Laparoscopie laser cholecystectomy has been performed clinically in the United States since 1988. After refinement of the technique, the procedure was offered on an outpatient basis. Eighty-three patients underwent laparoscopic laser cholecystectomy during the study period. Thirty-seven (45%) had th
Outpatient laparoscopic laser cholecystectomy
β Scribed by Eddie Joe Reddick; Douglas Ole Olsen
- Book ID
- 118509078
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 334 KB
- Volume
- 160
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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