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Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy in patients with silent gall stones

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006230Copy DOI
Database:
  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Version published:
  1. 18 October 2006see what's new
Type:
  1. Intervention
Stage:
  1. Protocol
Cochrane Editorial Group:

  1. Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group

Copyright:
  1. Copyright © 2006 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors

Contributions of authors

KS Gurusamy wrote the protocol and will assess the studies for inclusion and extract data on included studies. K Samraj is the co‐author of the protocol and will independently assess the studies for inclusion, and extract data on included studies.

Declarations of interest

None known.

Acknowledgements

(1) To Dr Martyn Parker, author of more than 15 Cochrane reviews, who inspired me to write Cochrane reviews.
(2) To The Cochrane Hepato‐Biliary Group for the support that they have provided.

Version history

Published

Title

Stage

Authors

Version

2007 Jan 24

Cholecystectomy for patients with silent gallstones

Review

Kurinchi Selvan Gurusamy, Kumarakrishnan Samraj

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006230.pub2

2006 Oct 18

Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy in patients with silent gall stones

Protocol

Kurinchi S Gurusamy, Kumarakrishnan Samraj

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006230

Keywords

MeSH

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Keywords

Medical Subject Headings Check Words

Humans;

Table 1. Search Strategy

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)
#2 (cholecystolithiasis or cholelithiasis)
#3 (#1 or #2)
#4 operation*
#5 (#3 and #4)

MEDLINE

1950 to the date when the search is performed.

#1 explode "Cholelithiasis"/ all subheadings
#2 cholecystolithiasis or cholelithiasis
#3 #1 or #2
#4 operation*
#5 #3 and #4
#6 random* or placebo* or blind* or meta‐analysis
#7 #5 and #6

EMBASE

1980 to the date when the search is performed.

#1 explode "cholelithiasis"/ all subheadings
#2 cholecystolithiasis or cholelithiasis
#3 #1 or #2
#4 operation*
#5 #3 and #4
#6 random* or placebo* or blind* or meta‐analysis
#7 #5 and #6

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)
#2 TS=(operation*)
#3 #1 AND #2
#4 TS=(random* or placebo* or blind* or meta‐analysis)
#5 #3 AND #4

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Table 1. Search Strategy
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