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Old man gallbladder syndrome: Gangrenous cholecystitis in the unsuspected patient population
INTRODUCTION: Acute cholecystitis is a common surgical condition, but not many are aware of the serious complication of gangrenous cholecystitis (GC). Presence of GC increases patients’ postoperative complications, morbidity and mortality. Predictive factors for GC include age >45, male gender, w...
Autores principales: | Dhir, Teena, Schiowitz, Robert |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446664/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25917175 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.03.057 |
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