title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 23-month-old infant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pintus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talamo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perrelli
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant