Pain Persists in Many Patients Five Years After Removal of the Gallbladder: Observations From Two Ra...
Pain Persists in Many Patients Five Years After Removal of the Gallbladder: Observations From Two Randomized Controlled Trials of Symptomatic, Noncomplicated Gallstone Disease and Acute Cholecystitis
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United States: Elsevier Inc
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After removal of the gallbladder, pain may persist in some patients. To study this condition, 124 patients from two randomized trials, including those with symptomatic noncomplicated gallbladder stones (n
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90) and acute cholecystitis (n
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34), were interviewed, while 139 patients (90%) excluded from both trials responded to a questionn...
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Pain Persists in Many Patients Five Years After Removal of the Gallbladder: Observations From Two Randomized Controlled Trials of Symptomatic, Noncomplicated Gallstone Disease and Acute Cholecystitis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67983919
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67983919
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1091-255X
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1873-4626
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10.1016/j.gassur.2005.01.291