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View Post: Arch Surg -- Abstract: Transumbilical Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ...
19 Oct 2009 by Dunning, K., Kohli, H.  
Patients Twelve patients having uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Main Outcome Measures Number and appearance of postoperative scars. Results Twelve attempts to perform the procedure with our new technique were completed ...
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View Post: Long-term statin use seems to reduce risk of gallstones and ...
11 Nov 2009
They identified all patients aged 20 and over with a first-time diagnosis of gallstone disease followed by cholecystectomy or cholecystectomy alone between 1994 and 2008: main exclusion criteria were less than 3 years history on the ...
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View Post: PA Medical News about Cholecystectomy
16 Nov 2009
Supra–pubic single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy may offer a more cosmetically appealing result than standard umbilical access. The operation can be performed by surgeons skilled in single incision techniques with good result. ...
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View Post: BME Summer Immersion 2007: Open Cholecystectomy
26 Jul 2007 by dickson  
One operation that hasn't been blogged is Cholecystectomy which is the surgical removal of a gallbladder. This procedure is typically necessary when there are gallstones occluding the gallbladder duct/cystic duct or severe inflammation ...
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View Post: Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome (Symptoms after Gallbladder Surgery ...
17 Oct 2009 by Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS  
Although there are many individual causes of chronic post-cholecystectomy abdominal or GI symptoms, the presence of such symptoms following gallbladder surgery are collectively referred to as “post-cholecystectomy” syndrome (PCS) by ...
View Blog: MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory - http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/02/14/sensational-video-on...

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View Post: Surgeon Volume Metrics in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
17 Nov 2009 by Csikesz NG, Singla A, Murphy MM, Tseng JF, Shah SA  
AIM: Numerous reports in the 1990s pointed to a learning curve for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), critical in achieving excellent outcomes. As LC is now standard therapy for acute cholecystitis (AC), we aimed to determine if surgeon ...
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