title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children.
abstract: In 95 children (age 6-18 y) treated for gallstones between 2002-2010, 95 laparoscopic cholecystectomies were carried out. Symptomatic cholecystolithiasis was the indication for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in most of the cases. In three patients, there was a conversion to open cholecystectomy. Postoperative complications due to failure of bile drainage arose in three patients. Restored bile drainage was secured for two biliodigestive anastomosis. Bile leak in a third patient solved a temporary biliary stent. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for gallstones (Ref. 8).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  gallstones, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, cholecystolithiasis, bile drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Comenius University Children's Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia. bibza.jarko@gmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bibza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sykora
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cingel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duchaj
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Babala
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kralik
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jager
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sandorova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male