The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 279-282 , September 2007

The safety of the same-day discharge for selected patients after laparoscopic fundoplication: a prospective cohort study

  • Christophe Mariette, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive and General Surgery, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • Medical and Surgical Ambulatory Department, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • University of Lille II, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Claude Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France. Tel.: +33 3 20 44 44 07; fax : +33 3 20 44 43 85.
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  • Guillaume Piessen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive and General Surgery, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • Medical and Surgical Ambulatory Department, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Jean Michel Balon, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive and General Surgery, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • Medical and Surgical Ambulatory Department, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Anne Guidat, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medical and Surgical Ambulatory Department, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Gilles Lebuffe, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Lille II, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Jean Pierre Triboulet, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive and General Surgery, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • Medical and Surgical Ambulatory Department, C. Huriez Hospital–University Hospital Center, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France
    • University of Lille II, Place de Verdun 59037, Lille cedex, France

Received 27 October 2006 ,Revised 16 November 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.11.021

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 279-282 , September 2007

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