title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy.
abstract: Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis frequently necessitate cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, by avoiding a laparotomy incision, greatly reduces recovery time and thus may reduce postoperative complications. We describe the first reported case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy. This technique should be considered as an alternative to laparotomy in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Curry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography