title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: This article describes the first 50 laparoscopic cholecystectomies emphasizing the two-handed technique that is currently used at Marietta Surgical Center, Marietta, Georgia. This procedure has become primarily an outpatient procedure with resumption of normal activities in 7 days (including athletics). Two patients in this series had complications. One patients was converted to an open procedure because of a common duct injury. The other patient developed a biloma 2 weeks following surgery and recovered uneventfully following paracentesis on an outpatient basis.
authors.affiliation: Marietta Surgical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: McKernan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged