title: Pediatric laparoscopic biliary tract surgery.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is being performed with increasing frequency in children. The authors discuss the presentation, surgical technique, overall results, and potential complications associated with pediatric laparoscopic biliary tract surgery, citing a large personal experience as well as that reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Tagge
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hebra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delatte
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Othersen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications