Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in penetrating trauma. |
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| Authors: | S E Velez R G Llaryora F A Lerda |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Hospital de Urgencias de Cordoba, Argentina. ve52@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | Laparoscopy in trauma is useful in diagnosing but limited in treatment. We report the case of a patient with a stab wound in the right upper quadrant and gallbladder perforation who underwent diagnostic and laparoscopic treatment. The therapeutic opportunities in abdominal trauma are scant for laparoscopic surgery; the isolated gallbladder injury is one of them, it being possible to apply the usefulness of this less invasive technique in this case. |
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