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- Title
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis: indication, technique, risk and outcome.
- Authors
Giger, U; Michel, J M; Vonlanthen, R; Becker, K; Kocher, T; Krähenbühl, L
- Abstract
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the treatment of choice for symptomatic cholelithiasis. However, the laparoscopic approach has remained controversial for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) because of technical difficulties that, compared with open cholecystectomy (OC), might lead to higher complication rates, particularly common bile duct (CBD) injuries and infection.
- Publication
Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2005, Vol 390, Issue 5, p373
- ISSN
1435-2443
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00423-004-0509-4