title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: initial experience in Lebanon.
abstract: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy became very rapidly the procedure of choice for dealing with gallstones. We present our initial experience in Lebanon with 45 cases. All patients referred for cholelithiasis without any exception had a laparoscopic procedure. The conversion, mortality and morbidity rates were 0%. Post-operative hospital stay was 24 hours in the majority of the cases. The results clearly demonstrates the major advantages this procedure has over the conventional cholecystectomy and we believe it should be the procedure of choice for cholelithiasis.
authors.affiliation: Lebanese Hospital, Geitawi-St. Georges Hospital, Ajaltoun.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geagea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography