Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), one of the most commonly performed
surgical procedures, remains associated with significant major morbidity including bile leak …

An expert recommendation conference was conducted to identify factors associated with
adverse events during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with the goal of deriving expert …

Background Intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) is the current gold standard for biliary
imaging during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). However, utilization of IOC remains low …

Bile duct injury (BDI) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains a serious iatrogenic
surgical complication. BDI most often occurs as a result of misidentification of the anatomy; …

The incidence of biliary injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has shown a
declining trend though it may still be twice that as with open cholecystectomy. Major biliary …

Laparoscopic surgery has many advantages over open surgery. At the same time, it is not
without its risks. In this review, we discuss steps that could enhance the safety of …

Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures
in Europe (and the world) and has become the standard procedure for the management of …

Introduction Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard technique for
gallbladder diseases in both acute and elective surgery. Nevertheless, reports from national …

Background/Aim. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is currently the gold standard treatment for
gallstone disease. Bile duct injury is a rare and severe complication of this procedure, with a …

Background Achieving the critical view of safety (CVS) before transection of the cystic artery
and duct is important to reduce biliary duct injury in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. To gain …