[Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis]

Between 01. January 1994 and 31. December 1995 during 552 laparoscopic cholecystectomy the authors observed moderate or severe liver cirrhosis in 27 patients. They performed successful operations on all of the 27 patients with two conversions. None of the patients died. They discuss complications of the operations performed in liver cirrhosis, and state, that the existence of the cirrhosis does not contraindicate the laparoscopic cholecystectomy, moreover in the hands of a surgeon with great laparoscopic experience this method is more indulgent and has less complications than cholecystectomy performed with traditional methods.