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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The safety of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis in high‐risk patients older than sixty with stratification based on ASA score

Nam‐Joon Yi Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ho‐Seong Han Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seog‐Ki Min Department of Surgery, Ewha Women's University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Pages 159-164 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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