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Coelioscopic cholecystectomy. Preliminary report of 36 cases
F Dubois1, P Icard, G Berthelot
1Department of Digestive Surgery, Hospital International de l'Université de Paris, France.
Annals of Surgery
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Intra-abdominal endoscopy, routinely used for gynecologic operations can be extended safely for cholecystectomy in uncomplicated cholelithiasis. Thirty-six patients underwent coelioscopic cholecystectomy with few and only benign complications. The main advantages are cosmetic preservation, reduction of postoperative pain, shortening of hospital stay, and early recovery of a normal activity.