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The complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy have dominated the surgical literature for the past 7 years, yet there is no obvious reason why complication rates for laparoscopic surgery should be greater than those reported for open cholecystectomy. This chapter provides a summary of the prevalence and nature of biliary complications that may attend laparoscopic cholecystectomy together with advice on how complications may be avoided. Copyright © 1997 by W. B. Saunders Company

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy per-operative cholangiography bile duct injury bile leak.

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