Postoperative thromboembolic disease has been suggested to occur with higher frequency during laparoscopic cholecystectomy than during other laparoscopic procedures or conventional cholecystectomy. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients, whether they were treated with low-molecular-weight heparins or not.
Academic Surgical Center Stuivenberg, General Centrum Hospital Antwerp, University of Antwerp - UIA, Lange Beeldekensstraat 267, B-2060 Antwerp-Belgium.