RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The phenomenal growth of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a review
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 186
OP 190
VO 59
IS 2
A1 Chung, Raphael S.
A1 Broughan, Thomas A.
YR 1992
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/2/186.abstract
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.