title: [Laparoscopic cholecystectomy--1,000 procedures in a surgical department].
abstract: The first 1,000 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed in our department were reviewed. There was no operative mortality; conversion to open cholecystectomy was necessary in 2%. In the last 600 cases the rate of conversion had decreased to 0.5%. There was common bile duct injury in 0.3%, with the injuries identified during primary surgery. This clinical experience is consistent with previous studies, which proved that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe and should replace open operation as the procedure of choice.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery A, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Freund
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neufeld
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Paran
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; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome