title: Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an extremely safe procedure. The most common serious complications are bile-duct injury and injury to vessels or bowel secondary to the insertion of trocars. These complications may be avoided with appropriate precautions. Indirect complications of surgery, such as pulmonary and cardiac complications, appear less common than with open cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Strasberg
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sanabria
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Clavien
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control