Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 23-month-old infant.
We describe a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on a 23-month-old girl. The experience and the data in the literature indicate that this approach offers particular advantages for treatment of pediatric patients without increasing the operative risk.
Pintus
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Coppola
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Talamo
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Perrelli
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D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant