title: Innovation and the difficult gallbladder: tread lightly.
abstract: Innovation has advanced the treatment of biliary disease significantly, but further progress is needed to improve safety. An uncommonly used technique is described, which could potentially prevent serious complications for the difficult gallbladder.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 8215, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Electronic address: daniel.margulies@cshs.org.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Margulies
mesh_terms: D002758:Cholangiography / Q000639:trends; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000639:trends*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000639:trends*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Acute cholecystitis; Cholangiography; Cholecystitis; Choledocholithiasis; Common bile duct injury; Thomas Orr lecture