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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Complications and Management

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The adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy occurred rapidly, initially driven largely by public demand and commercial pressure, before its benefits or safety had formally been compared with the open approach through large, prospective series. Nevertheless, subsequent studies have shown it to be a generally safe procedure, performed with low overall rates of morbidity and mortality.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 East Huron Street, Galter 3-150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Nathaniel J. Soper MD (Chair)

  2. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, 251 East Huron Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    B. Fernando Santos MD (General Surgery Resident)

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  1. , Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19107, Pennsylvania, USA

    David S. Tichansky, MD, FACS

  2. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Pasteur Drive 300, Stanford, 94305, USA

    John Morton, MD, MPH

  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Brookline Ave. 330, Boston, 02215-5400, Massachusetts, USA

    Daniel B. Jones

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Soper, N.J., Santos, B.F. (2012). Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Complications and Management. In: Tichansky, MD, FACS, D., Morton, MD, MPH, J., Jones, D. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7901-8_26

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