title: [Laparoscopic cholecystectomy--initial experiences and results].
abstract: In a prospective pilot study on 100 consecutive patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis the laparoscopic cholecystectomy shows to be a safe technic without mortality and a low complication rate (3%). The time of operation is influenced by a learning curve of the operation-team and depends on the technical equipment. The postoperative hospital stay is 3 days in median. Postoperatively the pain-intensity is low and decreased very fast. These increased the patients perioperative comfort.
authors.affiliation: II. Chirurg. Lehrstuhl, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Spangenberger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Troidl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*