Pediatric laparoscopic biliary tract surgery.
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.
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
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Goldberg
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Chandler
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Delatte
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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