PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chung, Raphael S.
AU  - Broughan, Thomas A.
TI  - The phenomenal growth of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a review
DP  - 1992 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 186--190
VI  - 59
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/2/186.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/2/186.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1992 Mar 01; 59
AB  - The widespread use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2 years after its introduction suggests that the procedure is a viable therapeutic option for uncomplicated gallstone disease. Early results seem to support a shorter convalescence for this procedure compared to open cholecystectomy. However, the actual complication rate is unknown. The outcome appears to be highly dependent on the skill and experience of the surgeon. How this operation is ranked against the classical cholecystectomy remains to be assessed.