title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the first trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: 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