Chronically Symptomatic Patients with Undetectable Gall Bladder on Ultrasonography Could Benefit from Early Cholecystectomy
90 percent of symptomatic patients undergoing cholecystectomy have cholelithiasis with 10% categorized as asymptomatic cholecystitis. In both instances, the gallbladder is evident on ultrasonography. In children with symptomatic biliary dyspepsia, the decision to proceed to cholecystectomy is made d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Minimally Invasive Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/630753 |