Costs and quality of life of small-incision open cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy - an expertise-based randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Health care providers need solid evidence based data on cost differences between alternative surgical procedures for common surgical disorders. We aimed to compare small-incision open cholecystectomy (SIOC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) concerning costs and health-related...

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Main Authors: Mats H. Rosenmüller, Erik Nilsson, Fredrik Lindberg, Sten-Olof Åberg, Markku M. Haapamäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0601-1