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Cholecystectomy: Open Cholecystectomy Revisited
Surgical Clinics of North America, 1994We have presented a basic set of rules to follow in the performance of cholecystectomy. We do not wish to convince the reader that these methods are the only ones, but they are a safe starting point for the novice surgeon working in the right upper quadrant.
J L Munson, L E Sanders
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Outpatient open cholecystectomy
Ambulatory Surgery, 1993A prospective study to evaluate discharge of patients from the hospital the day of open cholecystectomy was performed. Patients were selected for outpatient operation if they were less than 55 years of age, did not undergo exploration of the common bile duct and had no significant co-morbidity.
Peacock Jb +3 more
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 2008
Open cholecystectomy is employed most commonly when severe inflammation precludes identification of critical anatomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Several other situations, however, still require a laparotomy to remove the gallbladder. A current challenge is to teach young surgeons how to safely manage complex gallbladder disease, when there is ...
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Open cholecystectomy is employed most commonly when severe inflammation precludes identification of critical anatomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Several other situations, however, still require a laparotomy to remove the gallbladder. A current challenge is to teach young surgeons how to safely manage complex gallbladder disease, when there is ...
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Open Laparoscopy for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 1991This report deals with the first 350 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed at Creighton University, beginning in October 1989, by one of the authors (R.J.F., Jr.). An open technique was used for initial access to the abdominal cavity in 343 patients (98%). Patients included 274 females and 76 males, with an average age of 45.5 years.
R J, Fitzgibbons +8 more
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Open Cholecystectomy for Gallstone Disease
Journal of Medical Insight, 2023Gallstone disease is one of the most common disorders affecting the digestive tract. Most individuals with gallstones are asymptomatic and do not require treatment. For symptomatic patients, however, cholecystectomy is recommended. Cholecystectomy is one of the most common abdominal surgeries performed worldwide. Indications include moderate-to-severe
Jun Soledad, Enrico Jayma, Ted Carpio
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Open cholecystectomy in the laparoendoscopic era
The American Journal of Surgery, 2008Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has all but replaced the traditional open approach. Hence open cholecystectomy (OC) is principally reserved for cases in which laparoscopy fails, leaving fewer surgeons with experience in the procedure required for the most challenging cases.
Rowan W. Parks +2 more
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Open Cholecystectomy and Cholecystostomy [PDF]
, 2007 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Mouret performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Lyon in 1988, and the first written report was by Dubois in 1989. Reddick popularized the procedure in the United States in 1990.
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy versus Elective Open Cholecystectomy
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, 1992Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has essentially replaced open cholecystectomy as the procedure of choice for gallbladder disease. This rapid shift to laparoscopic cholecystectomy, however, has resulted more from marketing forces than from prospective clinical trials.
Dennis Boysen +4 more
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is Less Expensive than Open Cholecystectomy
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 1991Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is emerging as the most attractive alternative to open cholecystectomy (OC) ever offered to patients. It combines a rapid recovery time with definitive therapy for their affliction. In addition to its greater acceptance by patients, LC has the potential to be more economical than OC because of the markedly shorter ...
Richard E. Anderson, John G. Hunter
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The American Journal of Surgery, 1993
The experience with "open" biliary tract surgery is documented in this report in an effort to provide a basis for comparison with the more recent experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. During the years 1932 through 1984, 14,232 patients were surgically treated for nonmalignant biliary tract disease at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
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The experience with "open" biliary tract surgery is documented in this report in an effort to provide a basis for comparison with the more recent experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. During the years 1932 through 1984, 14,232 patients were surgically treated for nonmalignant biliary tract disease at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
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