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. 1992 Apr;61(1):3–7.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: experience in a district general hospital.

S J Kirk 1, S B Kelly 1, S A Aly 1, V K Sharma 1, P G Bateson 1, K J Panesar 1
PMCID: PMC2448780  PMID: 1535742

Abstract

In many centres laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the procedure of choice for symptomatic gallbladder stones. By comparison with conventional cholecystectomy it appears to be associated with minimal morbidity, shorter hospital stay, earlier return to work and a better cosmetic result. The present study reviews the results of the first 50 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed at Altnagelvin Area Hospital.

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