This book, written by expert surgeons, offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of all aspects of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Coverage includes the indications for surgery, anesthesia, surgical technique, and the prevention and management of complications, with extensive reference to the latest clinical evidence and assessment of the benefits of the laparoscopic approach, for example in terms of outcomes and day surgery. New technologies, including SILS, NOTES, robotic surgery, and miniaturized instruments, are reviewed. The learning curve and training are also extensively discussed, and an individual chapter is devoted to the views of international experts in the field. Readers will find the book to be an ideal guide to this gold standard technique, which continues to evolve some 20 years after the National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference first published recommendations regarding indications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Analyses all aspects of laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Forewords - Preface - 1 An International Survey: State Of The Art.-2 Surgical Strategy.- 3 Indication To Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (Elderly, Obese, Asymptomatic Patients).- 4 Biliary Tree Stones.- 5 Acute Cholecystitis.- 6 Technical Steps (Devices; Intraop Cholecystectomy; Analgesia Etc ).- 7 Complications : How to Prevent and Manage Them.- 8 New Technologies (SILS - NOTES - Robotic - Mini-Instruments).- 9 Real Benefits Of The Laparoscopic Approach (Outcomes).- 10 Day Surgery.- 11 Learning Curve - Training - Definition Of Expert In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.- 12 The Point Of View Of International Experts.-13 Establishing Pneumoperitoneum.- 14 Anesthesia And Laparoscopy.- Subject Index.