1990/01/01 by F. DUBOIS, F Dubois, P Icard +5 · 19 citations
Medicine · #Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management #Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders #Diverticular Disease and Complications
paper · doi:10.1097/00000658-199001000-00010
Intra-abdominal endoscopy, routinely used for gynecologic operations can be extended safely for cholecystectomy in uncomplicated cholelithiasis. Thirty-six patients underwent coelioscopic cholecystectomy with few and only benign complications. The main advantages are cosmetic preservation, reduction of postoperative pain, shortening of hospital stay, and early recovery of a normal activity.