Abstract:

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the standard treatment for removing a diseased gallbladder. Endoscopic surgical techniques are used to perform appendectomies, bowel resections, and gastrectomies. This minimally invasive surgery is favored because it decreases the patients' postoperative pain and length of hospitalization. However the incidence of complications with this technique is not negligible. As a new technique is evolving, the potential for complications is high. This increase in complication rate is undoubtedly due to inexperience during the initial phase of the surgeon's learning curve. Demand for the procedure has required rapid training and credentialing of many surgeons with limited experience in endoscopy and the use of instruments that allow only limited viewing of abdominal structures.

Authors:

Kazuya Kato, M.D., Ph.D., Minoru Matsuda, M.D. Ph.D., Masato Imai, M.D., Ph.D., Schinichi Kasai, M.D., Ph.D., Michio Mito, M.D., Ph.D.

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