title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the scarred abdomen.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grace
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leahy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McEntee
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouchier-Hayes
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*