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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 23-month-old infant
C Pintus1, R Coppola, M Talamo
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
We describe a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on a 23-month-old girl. The experience and the data in the literature indicate that this approach offers particular advantages for treatment of pediatric patients without increasing the operative risk.