Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the scarred abdomen.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rapidly becoming the definitive method for treating symptomatic gallbladder stones. Previous upper abdominal surgery is a relative contraindication to this technique. We describe a method for safely placing the trocars in a scarred abdomen, thus facilitating laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a wider group of patients.
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Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Leahy
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McEntee
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Bouchier-Hayes
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*