New for gallstones: video laparoscopy for cholecystectomy.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a new technique for treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis. Advantages of efficacy, reduced pain and shortened disability make this the preferred treatment. The procedure can be learned by surgeons versed in biliary surgery. Physicians not fully trained in biliary tract surgery should not perform LC because of the dangers of bile duct and arterial injuries, and because of the need for immediate open surgery in 5-10% of patients.
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Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014743:Videotape Recording