Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Symptomatic biliary tract disease in the pregnant patient has always been problematical. The advent and widespread application of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has led to a re-evaluation of the role of surgery in this clinical situation. We report on the use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on a patient in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Chandra
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Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Shapiro
S J
SJ
Gordon
L A
LA
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First