Open AccessComplications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as recorded in the Swedish laparoscopy registry
Author(s) -
Hjelmqvist Bengt
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-9271
pISSN - 1102-4151
DOI - 10.1080/110241500750056481
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , surgery , clipping (morphology) , cholecystectomy , bile duct , general surgery , complication , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , common bile duct , linguistics , philosophy
The Swedish laparoscopy registry prospectively recorded 11 164 laparoscopic cholecystectomies during the years 1991–1993 with the aim of monitoring bile duct injuries and other complications of the new technique. In total 57 bile ducts were injured; 35 of these were merely incision of the common bile duct. Serious injuries with tissue loss occurred in 11 cases and clipping or electrocautery damage in another 11. Copyright © 2000 Taylor and Francis Ltd.