Mouret, Dubois, and Perissat : the laparoscopic breakthrough in Europe (1987-1988) [PDF]
In the late 1980s, laparoscopy was essentially a gynecologist's tool. One of the French private surgeons, Phillipe Mouret of Lyon, shared his surgery practice with a gynecologist and thus had access to both laparoscopic equipment and to patients ...
Litynski, Grzegorz S.
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The Symptomatic Outcomes of Cholecystectomy for Gallstones
Cholecystectomy is the definite treatment for symptomatic gallstones, and rates are rapidly rising. Symptomatic complicated gallstones are generally treated with cholecystectomy, but there is no consensus on the clinical selection of patients with ...
Daniel Mønsted Shabanzadeh
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Outcome of open cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy- A comparative study [PDF]
Background: Cholelithiasis, which continues to be one of the most common digestive disorders encountered, was traditionally being dealt by conventional or open cholecystectomy. With the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the surgical community
Sachin Kempegowda +2 more
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Comparative Risk of Surgical Site Infection With Open Cholecystectomy Vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare the risk of surgical site infection with open vs laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODOLOGY: This randomized control trial was done at the Department of Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, for 12 months
Aslam, Rashid +10 more
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - a Multicenter Belgian Experience
In a Belgian multicenter study 507 patients were submitted to an attempt of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 78% of the patients had uncomplicated gallstones whereas 22% had complicated ones.
Gigot, Jean-François +1 more
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Cholecystectomy: standard, mini, laparoscopic [PDF]
Background: Cholecystitis and gallstone formations are the most common disorders affecting biliary system. Therapeutic removal of gall bladder had evolved from traditional open cholecystectomy to advanced minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, in ...
Shabander T. Fathulla
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Cholecystectomy concomitant with laparoscopic gastric bypass: a trend analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 2001 to 2008 [PDF]
Gallstone formation is common in obese patients, particularly during rapid weight loss. Whether a concomitant cholecystectomy should be performed during laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is still contentious.
Shah, Jatin +17 more
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Post‐cholecystectomy haemobilia: a rare complication
A 37-year-old Maori woman with a background history of ventral septal defect repair and aortic valve replacement (bioprosthetic) presented to the emergency department with biliary colic.
Thomas G. Mackay +5 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of cholecystectomy during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity
Background: Controversy exists regarding the use of concurrent cholecystectomy during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed for morbid obesity. Methods: A decision model was developed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of current strategies: routine ...
Ho, Vivian +5 more
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Study of Risk factors predicting difficult Cholecystectomy and conversion from laparoscopic to open Cholecystectomy [PDF]
Background: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy occasionally can become difficult due to various reasons. Preoperative risk factors which can predict difficult cholecystectomy are advanced age, male sex, high BMI, acute cholecystitis and previous ...
Pradeep YM +3 more
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