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[Microinvasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy with 2 mm instruments. Presentation of the method and initial results]
U Steinhilper1, S Bonn, S Kopf
1Klinik für Allgemein-, Visceral-, Unfall- und Gefässchirurgie, Kreiskrankenhaus München-Pasing, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Technischen Universität München. Dr.Steinhilper@t-online.de
Abstract:
Between September 1998 and May 1999, 498 patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Of these, 301 patients were electively scheduled cases. Two hundred and sixty-seven patients (58.4%) patients were operated on with the standard laparoscopic technique (LC) and 34 (6.8%) with a new microinvasive technique (MLC) using self-developed 2-mm instruments. The technique of this microinvasive method is introduced and the first results are reported. These results encourage us to recommend our new method for selected cases.