[LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM]
The principal procedures of digestive surgery to be made by laparoscopy are mentioned. Some of them (Cholecystectomy, Fundoplication, highly selective Vagotomy, some diagnosis procedures, etc.) are perfectly consolidated, and they are the chosen procedures for they have passed the test of time and experience.However, some other procedures are still a controversial topic, and it is expected that in the near future they will be defined, according to results.Some indications are emerging as for example the Laparoscopic Staging of certain digestive cancers. lf its feasibility and efficacy is demonstrated, it will be a new tool with which the doctor in change will count with for his patients' benefit.
De Vinatea
José
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