Therapeutic decision in gallstone disease: from the surgical viewpoint
Trede, M.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement Ii Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 1990: 1231-1234
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0173-0541 PMID: 1983520 Document Number: 358737
Cholecystectomy, hitherto the "golden standard" in gallstone treatment, and all the other alternative methods must pass the test of applicability, morbidity, mortality, rate of success and recurrence. According to these criteria, cholecystectomy (removing not only the stones but also the offending gallbladder)--in particular with the advent of the laparoscopic approach--is the therapy of choice.