Microinvasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy with 2-mm instruments. Method and first results

Authors
Steinhilper, U Bonn, S Kopf, S
Citation
U. Steinhilper et al., Microinvasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy with 2-mm instruments. Method and first results, CHIRURG, 72(1), 2001, pp. 1-5
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
CHIRURG
ISSN journal
00094722 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1 - 5
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-4722(200101)72:1<1:MLCW2I>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Between September 1998 and May 1999, 498 patients underwent laparoscopic ch olecystectomy. Of these, 301 patients were electively scheduled cases. Two hundred and sixty-seven patients (58.4 %) patients were operated on with th e standard laparoscopic technique (LC) and 34 (6.8 %) with a new microinvas ive technique (MLC) using self-developed 2-mm instruments. The technique of this microinvasive method is introduced and the first results are reported . These results encourage us to recommend our new method for selected cases .