title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in heart transplant recipients.
abstract: To our knowledge these are the first three cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in heart transplant recipients. In one case the procedure was performed in the early posttransplant period. All three patients had uneventful postoperative outcomes and early hospital discharge. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be a safe alternative for elective cholecystectomy in heart transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Service, Sanatorio Guemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Perrone
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Decoud
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Favaloro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged