title: [Horizontal laparotomy in biliary tract surgery].
abstract: For operations on the biliary tract the transverse horizontal incision has the same advantages as the subcostal approach: strong abdominal wall, little influence on ventilation and wide access to the subhepatic region. But in addition, the abdominal wall nerves are preserved as much as possible, post-operative evisceration, it is occurs, can easily be repaired and subsequent surgery can be performed using the same route.
mesh_terms: D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: La laparotomie horizontale en chirurgie biliaire.