title: Complications of cholecystectomy in the era of laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: Both open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy are highly safe and effective procedures for patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis. Today, adverse outcomes after open cholecystectomy are limited to the elderly patients with comorbid conditions and complicated biliary tract disease. Though underreported, major biliary tract complications still occur, more so with laparoscopic cholecystectomy and continue to be the main cause of morbidity after cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Pande
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D017562:Postcholecystectomy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome