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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Australian beginnings
Author(s) -
Hardy Kenneth John
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05898.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , general surgery , cholecystectomy , narrative , audit , realization (probability) , literature , management , art , statistics , mathematics , economics
Chance meetings in the USA and in France lead to the realization of the potential for cholecystectomy to be performed laparoscopically. Outlined are the steps taken to learn the technique and perform the first such operation in Australia (with unusual circumstances), immediately followed by the introduction of audit and training courses. Historical narrative.