Open AccessIntraoperative ultrasound as an educational guide for laparoscopic biliary surgery
Author(s) -
Kenichi Hakamada,
Shunji Narumi,
Yoshikazu Toyoki,
Masaki Nara,
Motonari Oohashi,
Takuya Miura,
Hiroyuki Jin,
Syuichi Yoshihara,
Michihiro Sugai,
Mutsuo Sasaki
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2370
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , cholecystectomy , biliary tract , incidence (geometry) , surgery , cholecystitis , general surgery , retrospective cohort study , bile duct , gallbladder , ultrasound , acute cholecystitis , laparoscopy , biliary tract surgical procedures , radiology , physics , optics
To analyze the efficacy of routine intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) as a guide for understanding biliary tract anatomy, to avoid bile duct injury (BDI) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), as well as any burden during the learning period.