Abdominal Key

Fig. 7.1 Critical view of safety: gentle grasper traction exposes structures in Calot’s triangle Fig. 7.2 Underpassing cystic duct and artery to obtain the critical view of safety avoids bile…

Fig. 12.1 Countries of origin of the authors who have joined our audits 12.3 Expert’s Opinion The authors’ responses were collected and analyzed; a pie chart was produced for each…

Fig. 2.1 French position Fig. 2.2 American position The position of the patient and the surgical team differs between the two techniques: the patient’s legs are divaricated with the surgeon…

(A) Local signs of inflammation 1. Murphy’s sign, (2) RUQ mass/pain/tenderness (B) Systemic signs of inflammation 1. Fever, (2) elevated CRP (>3 mg/dl), (3) elevated WBC count (C) Imaging findings:…

  Number of patients Obesity as risk factor for conversion Increased complication rates Increased operation time Hutchinson et al. [61] 587 Yes   Fried et al. [62] 1,676 Yes   Phillips et…

Fig. 8.1 Number of articles retrieved in PubMed concerning the new technologies for laparoscopic cholecystectomy 8.1 Robotic Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (RLC) The question if a robotic assistant (RLC) could ameliorate the…