Can surgery be avoided in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease and no complications?
BMJ
.
2019 Oct 11:367:l5709.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5709.
Authors
Miriam Brazzelli
1
,
Alison Avenell
2
,
Katie Gillies
2
,
Craig Ramsay
2
,
Irfan Ahmed
2
3
Affiliations
1
Health Service Research Unit, 3rd floor Health Sciences Building, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZU m.brazzelli@abdn.ac.uk.
2
Health Service Research Unit, 3rd floor Health Sciences Building, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZU.
3
Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN.
PMID:
31604696
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.l5709
No abstract available
Publication types
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Cholecystectomy
Clinical Decision-Making
Conservative Treatment
Gallstones / therapy*
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Grants and funding
HSRU1/CSO_/Chief Scientist Office/United Kingdom