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Laparoscopic bile duct injury: Some myths
Author(s) -
Hugh Thomas B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02311.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bile duct , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , mythology , general surgery , cholecystectomy , complication , laparoscopy , surgery , literature , art
Bile duct injury is a serious and feared complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Examination of four frequently repeated statements about this problem in the literature, and in the medico‐legal expert reports indicate that these statements are not supported by valid data and, therefore, can be termed ‘myths’.