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SSAT Patient Care Guidelines

Treatment of Gallstone and Gallbladder Disease

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 9/2007

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Gallstone disease represents a national health care problem, resulting in more than 750,000 cholecystectomies per year. The overwhelming majority of operations are for symptomatic gallstone disease, and nearly 90% of cholecystectomies are performed laparoscopically. Alternative forms of treatment are palliative rather than curative. …

Title: SSAT Patient Care Guidelines
Treatment of Gallstone and Gallbladder Disease
Publication date: 01-09-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 9/2007
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0202-3

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