title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: experience in a district general hospital.
abstract: In many centres laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the procedure of choice for symptomatic gallbladder stones. By comparison with conventional cholecystectomy it appears to be associated with minimal morbidity, shorter hospital stay, earlier return to work and a better cosmetic result. The present study reviews the results of the first 50 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed at Altnagelvin Area Hospital.
authors.affiliation: Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Aly
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bateson
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Panesar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications