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Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration in Patients with a Previous History of Biliary Tract Surgery
Published on: February 10, 2023
Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
S M Strasberg1, J R Sanabria, P A Clavien
1Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ont.
Abstract:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an extremely safe procedure. The most common serious complications are bile-duct injury and injury to vessels or bowel secondary to the insertion of trocars. These complications may be avoided with appropriate precautions. Indirect complications of surgery, such as pulmonary and cardiac complications, appear less common than with open cholecystectomy.
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