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Predictive factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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Medicine, Operations Management, Surgery +10

SAGES guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic biliary tract surgery

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Medicine, Surgery, Gastroenterology +15

A Current Profile and Assessment of North American Cholecystectomy: Results from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

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Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +16

Trends, outcomes, and predictors of open and conversion to open cholecystectomy in Veterans Health Administration hospitals

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Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +12

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Obese Patients

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Medicine, Surgery, Gastroenterology +13