Evaluation of the response of cortisol, corticotropin and blood platelets kinetics after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

Evaluation of the response of cortisol, corticotropin and blood platelets kinetics after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

PURPOSE: To compare the behavior of serum cortisol and ACTH levels and platelet kinetics after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy. METHODS: In this prospective study, 31 patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis submitted to elective cholecystectomy, 17 by the laparoscopic route and 14 by the open...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Crema, Elisangela Neto Ribeiro, Ana Marcela Hial, Juverson Terra Alves Júnior, Ricardo Pastore, Alex Augusto Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2005-10-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
Subjects:
Hydrocortisone
Corticotropin
Blood Platelets
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
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