title: Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as recorded in the Swedish laparoscopy registry.
abstract: The Swedish laparoscopy registry prospectively recorded 11,164 laparoscopic cholecystectomies during the years 1991-1993 with the aim of monitoring bile duct injuries and other complications of the new technique. In total 57 bile ducts were injured; 35 of these were merely incision of the common bile duct. Serious injuries with tissue loss occurred in 11 cases and clipping or electrocautery damage in another 11.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Länssjukhuset, Kalmar, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hjelmqvist
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D013548:Sweden