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Operative Strategies in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Is There Any Evidence?

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The development of the technique to perform a cholecystectomy by laparoscopy was the beginning of a radical change that, in a few years, involved general surgeons all over the world.

Many surgeons, throughout the world, learned how to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy; the technical details most surgeons use are only a matter of personal preference and are not systematically confronted with other propositions. The chapter examines some of those technical details and the available evidence in their support.

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A special thank goes to Dr Mario Campli, MD. His profound surgical knowledge joined his artistic ability to produce the excellent illustrations of this chapter.

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  1. Division of Surgery, Hospital S. Giovanni Decollato Andosilla, Via Ferretti 169, Civita Castellana, VT, 01033, Italy

    Fabio Cesare Campanile MD, FACS

  2. Department of General Surgery, ULSS19 del Veneto, Via Etruschi 9, Adria, RO, 45011, Italy

    Ferdinando Agresta MD

  3. Laparoscopic Surgical Unit, M. Mellini Hospital, Viale Giuseppe Mazzini 4, Chiari, (BS), 25032, Italy

    Nereo Vettoretto MD

  4. Department of Digestive and Liver Surgery Unit, St Maria Hospital, Viale Tristano di Joannuccio, Terni, 05100, Italy

    Roberto Cirocchi

  5. Division of Surgery, “Nuova Itor” Private Health Facility, Via Manfredi 5, Rome, 00197, Italy

    Mario Campli

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Campanile, F.C., Agresta, F., Vettoretto, N., Cirocchi, R., Campli, M. (2014). Operative Strategies in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Is There Any Evidence?. In: Agresta, F., Campanile, F., Vettoretto, N. (eds) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_2

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