title: Laparoscopic general surgery.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstones. The success of this procedure has prompted surgeons to explore the possibility of performing other procedures laparoscopically. This article describes some of these new techniques and discusses the merits of a minimally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Westminister Hospital, London.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wastell
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*