title: [Unfounded doubt in laparoscopic cholecystectomy].
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy began to gain ground in the late eighties. The smaller incision led to less postoperative pain and faster recovery. By now, the method has become a matter of controversy: the laparoscopic operation took more time than the 'minilaparotomy'. This criticism can be refuted: laparoscopy gives faster recovery than the conventional large incision and a better view than the 'minilaparotomy'.
authors.affiliation: St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, afd. Chirurgie, Nieuwegein.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: van Erp
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors