title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the second trimester of pregnancy. A case report.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed at 19 weeks' gestation for recurrent cholecystitis. The procedure was completed without complications, and the patient was discharged on the second postoperative day. Thereafter, the pregnancy progressed uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Estes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second