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Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration; a preferential pathway for elderly patients

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) has emerged as a recommended alternative to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for the management of choledocholithiasis. However, its use in the elderly has been limited, and evidence of its safety and efficacy in thes...

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Autores principales: Platt, T.E., Smith, K., Sinha, S., Nixon, M., Srinivas, G., Johnson, N., Andrews, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29946453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2018.03.044