title: Complications in laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: Over the last few years, laparoscopic surgery has gained widespread acceptance in surgical practice. The indications range has expanded extraordinarily in that time. Some of the practiced procedures are already considered the gold standard, while others are still on the way there. The fascinating technique and results notwithstanding, a number of risks, mistakes, and complications are possible in both the initial and the advanced states. We present our experience from 2118 laparoscopic operations performed between February 1991 to March 1995, focusing on the intraoperative complications (Tables 1, 2).
authors.affiliation: Senior Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Ochsenzoll General Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niebuhr
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nahrstedt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hollmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rückert