April 15, 2008 (Philadelphia) — Almost since the inception of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, surgeons have been employing devices that concentrate electrical or vibrational energy to heat and thereby ...

The timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy after ERCP should be individualized for each patient. Several factors should be considered. First, preoperative ERCP is indicated only in those patients with ...

A study published in the journal Music and Medicine demonstrates that intraoperative music therapy significantly reduces the amount of propofol and fentanyl required during laparoscopic ...

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

Changing from laparoscopic to classic, open operation is called conversion. Switching the operative approach can be due to various factors and should not be assumed a complication of laparoscopic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, or NOTES, transvaginal cholecystectomy was shown to be ...

Acute cholecystitis, characterised by the sudden inflammation of the gallbladder, is a clinically significant condition that demands swift diagnostic and therapeutic intervention. Laparoscopic ...

As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified higher rates of bile duct injury in robotic cholecystectomy compared to the ...

Laparoscopy was one of the most significant surgical advances of the twentieth century and laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been recognized since 1987, when Phillipe Mouret performed the first ...

Background: The use of elective cholecystectomy has increased dramatically following the widespread adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We sought to determine whether this increase has resulted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy correlated with a higher risk for bile duct injury and other serious ...