Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy in patients with silent gall stones
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| Database | Period of search | Search strategy |
| The Cochrane Hepato‐Biliary Group Controlled Trials Register | The date when the search is performed. | (cholecystolithiasis OR cholelithiasis) AND operation* |
| Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in The Cochrane Library (CENTRAL) | Latest Issue. | #1 CHOLELITHIASIS explode all trees (MeSH) |
| MEDLINE | 1950 to the date when the search is performed. | #1 explode "Cholelithiasis"/ all subheadings |
| EMBASE | 1980 to the date when the search is performed. | #1 explode "cholelithiasis"/ all subheadings |
| Science Citation Index Expanded (http://portal.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi?DestApp=WOS&Func=Frame) | 1945 to the date when the search is performed. | #1 TS=(cholecystolithiasis or cholelithiasis) |
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Table 1. Search Strategy
