LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN A 23-MONTH-OLD INFANT

Authors
PINTUS C COPPOLA R TALAMO M PERRELLI L
Citation
C. Pintus et al., LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN A 23-MONTH-OLD INFANT, Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy, 5(2), 1995, pp. 148-150
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
10517200
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
148 - 150
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-7200(1995)5:2<148:LCIA2I>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We describe a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on a 23-month-old girl. The experience and the data in the literature indicate that thi s approach offers particular advantages for treatment of pediatric pat ients without increasing the operative risk.