title: Open cholecystectomy.
abstract: Open cholecystectomy is employed most commonly when severe inflammation precludes identification of critical anatomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Several other situations, however, still require a laparotomy to remove the gallbladder. A current challenge is to teach young surgeons how to safely manage complex gallbladder disease, when there is minimal experience with open biliary surgery during residency.
authors.affiliation: Section of Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building, Suite 5008, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA. david.mcaneny@bmc.org
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McAneny
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome