{"title":"Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.","authors":"N A Hirsch","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rapidly diffusing throughout Australia. Its advantages are low morbidity, fast recovery and lower overall costs compared with open cholecystectomy. However several issues need to be addressed in relation to this procedure such as adequate training, use of disposable instruments, suitability as an outpatient treatment, and cost and payment questions.</p>","PeriodicalId":77019,"journal":{"name":"Australian clinical review","volume":"12 1","pages":"23-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australian clinical review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rapidly diffusing throughout Australia. Its advantages are low morbidity, fast recovery and lower overall costs compared with open cholecystectomy. However several issues need to be addressed in relation to this procedure such as adequate training, use of disposable instruments, suitability as an outpatient treatment, and cost and payment questions.