title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an initial report.
abstract: Sixty consecutive patients underwent an elective attempt at laparoscopic cholecystectomy between March 15 and July 31, 1990 at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Fifty-two patients had successful completion of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy (87%). The reasons for conversion to open cholecystectomy were acute cholecystitis (four patients), inability to define the cystic duct-common duct junction (three patients), and one patient with an unexpected choledochal cyst variant. Forty patients (77%) were discharged on the first post-operative day, and the remaining 12 patients on the second post-operative day. Thirty-three patients (63%) required only oral pain medication, and 11 patients (21%) needed no pain medication post-operatively. Fifty-one patients (98%) had resumed normal activities by the seventh post-operative day. Cholecystectomy remains the treatment of choice for biliary colic. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy minimizes length of stay in the hospital, lessens post-operative pain, allows quicker return to normal activities, and has a superior cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Salky
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kreel
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Gelernt
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gorfine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011300:Preoperative Care