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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
The radical treatment of gallstones consists of removal of the calculi and prevention of their recurrence, and cholecystectomy is at present the common solution. Since Langebuch's first operation in 1882, Calot reporting the first French case in 1889, cholecystectomy has reached a high level of technical perfection. With a small access route and complete exploration of the common bile duct, the results are well known: global mortality is less than 0.1%. Frequently, specialised teams report series of patients under 50 years of age with zero mortality. Are there other techniques that permit the removal of calculi and the removal of the gallbladder with results comparable or better than the classic cholecystectomy? We have perfected an operative technique using laparoscopy that destroys the calculi with an ultrasonic lithotriptor followed by drainage or removal of the gallbladder. Our initial results are favourable.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0785-3890
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder stones.
pubmed:affiliation
Cliniques Chirurgicales du CHR, Université de Bordeaux II, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article