Open AccessMale gender is not a risk factor for the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A single surgeon experience
Author(s) -
Abdulmohsen A. Al-Mulhim
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.39622
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , odds ratio , body mass index , cholecystectomy , logistic regression , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , american society of anesthesiologists , abdominal surgery , risk factor , prospective cohort study , surgery , acute cholecystitis , physics , optics
Previous studies regarding the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in men have reported inconsistent findings. We conducted this prospective study to test the hypothesis that the outcome of LC is worse in men than women.