Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Day Surgery

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1. Search date: July, 2009 2. Search terms: “laparoscopic cholecystectomy hospital discharge” 3. Limits: English language, humans, and published within the last 5 years 4. Results: 58 articles, abstracts reviewed,…

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Besides the Evidence (What Is Really Done In the World)

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Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile and Nereo Vettoretto (eds.)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy2014An Evidence-Based Guide10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_1 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 1. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Besides the Evidence (What Is Really Done In the World) Ferdinando Agresta1  , Fabio Cesare Campanile2   and Nereo Vettoretto3   (1)…

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Biliary Tree Stones

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Fig. 4.1 The flow-chart shows the decision-making process in case of symptomatic cholelithiasis associated to the clinical or instrumental suspicion of common bile duct stones References 1. Cetta F (1986)…

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Training, Learning Curve, and Definition of Expert

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Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile and Nereo Vettoretto (eds.)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy2014An Evidence-Based Guide10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_11 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 11. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Training, Learning Curve, and Definition of Expert Domenico Marchi1  , Maria Grazia Esposito2  , Ivan G. Gentile1   and Francesco Gilio3   (1) Chirurgia Generale,…

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The hepatitis B-positive patient

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Chapter 36 THE HEPATITIS B-POSITIVE PATIENT KEY POINTS • Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common, affecting approximately 3.5 million people worldwide. • There are three antigens and each…

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Obesity surgery

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Chapter 27 OBESITY SURGERY KEY POINTS • Morbid obesity is increasingly prevalent in all developed and developing countries. • Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery is the only treatment shown to cause measurable…

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Cholestasis and jaundice

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Chapter 32 CHOLESTASIS AND JAUNDICE KEY POINTS • Biliary, hepatocellular and systemic conditions may all cause cholestasis and jaundice. • Elevated bilirubin and cholestatic enzymes (ALP and GGT) suggest a…

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Pregnancy and liver disease

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Chapter 48 PREGNANCY AND LIVER DISEASE KEY POINTS • During pregnancy expect a 10%–60% drop in serum albumin and a 2–4-fold increase in alkaline phosphatase. • The transaminases and clotting…

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