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Cholecystitis
Reports from M. Tuveri and co-researchers add new data to research in cholecystitis
August 3rd, 2009
According to a study from Cagliari, Italy, "In this paper, we report on a modified technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), using three-trocars in cases of difficult anatomy at the Calot's triangle without the insertion of more additional trocars, in order to validate its feasibility, efficacy, and safety. We retrospectively analyzed 67 consecutive cases of body-first LCs performed for gallbladder disease from January to December 2007." "The surgical technique was compared with respect to operative times, conversion to open cholecystectomy, postoperative complications, and length of postoperative stay. The body-first LC was successful in 64 patients (95.6%). The...
Source: Gastroenterology Week (2009-08-03)
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