Laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy
Weber, A.M.; Bloom, G.P.; Allan, T.R.; Curry, S.L.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 78(5 Part 2): 958-959
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844 PMID: 1833689 Document Number: 375257
Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis frequently necessitate cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, by avoiding a laparotomy incision, greatly reduces recovery time and thus may reduce postoperative complications. We describe the first reported case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy. This technique should be considered as an alternative to laparotomy in selected patients.