Open AccessHand-assisted laparoscopic surgery for complex gallstone disease: A report of five cases
Author(s) -
Wenyuan Qi,
Lai-Gen Shen,
Heming Zheng
Publication year - 2005
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.v11.i21.3311
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , laparoscopy , laparoscopic surgery , cystic duct , infundibulum , open surgery , gallbladder , anatomy
To describe the use of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) as an alternative to open conversion for complex gall-stone diseases, including Mirizzi syndrome (MS) and mimic MS.