Is routine operative cholangiography during gallbladder removal beneficial? In this study, the authors conducted a randomized trial in 190 patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Common duct stones were ...

This retrospective, single-center study included consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy over a 9 year period (1992–2001). All patients underwent static intraoperative ...

The optimal use of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic approaches for emergency gallbladder surgery is not well-defined. Rates of bile duct injury were similar with both surgical approaches, a large ...

Most patients with an abnormal intraoperative cholangiogram at laparoscopic cholecystectomy undergo postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to remove residual common bile ...

Single-stage laparoscopic procedures for common bile duct (CBD) stones are an alternative treatment option to two-stage endo-laparoscopic treatment and to open choledocholithotomy. Several reports ...

April 1, 2003 — Intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) should be routine rather than selective, according to the results of a retrospective, nationwide cohort analysis of Medicare patients published in ...

3.1 Single‑incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy aims to remove the gallbladder through a single incision, which is usually made near the umbilicus. The claimed benefits of this procedure over ...

(HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with low complication rates and short postoperative hospital stays, according to research published in the June ...

A Massachusetts surgeon will be operating under supervision for the next five years because he removed the wrong organ. Dr. Patrick M. McEnaney, 34, was an attending physician at Milford-Whitinsville ...