Laparoscopy is the standard approach used for basic gastrointestinal procedures such appendectomy and cholecystectomy. This study determined the disparities in access to laparoscopic surgery for these commonly performed procedures at U.S. academic medical centers.
Department of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue Box 8109, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. varelae@wustl.edu