Book chapter
Hepatic Surgery
Management of Laparoscopic Surgical Complications, pp 301-314
2004
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The laparoscopic approach may be changing the field of hepatic surgery. Many
traditional hepatobiliary procedures are now potentially feasible via the laparoscope. However, the data are not ‘‘in’’ yet. Liver surgery via the laparoscope is
inherently dangerous owing to the complexity and vascularity of this organ. If
one remembers back to the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and
that procedure’s steep learning curve [1] (and the resultant attraction of hungry
lawyers), just imagine the learning curve with laparoscopic hepatobiliary procedures! If experience plays a huge role in the development of one of the most
common procedures done by general surgeons, what adjective can be used to
describe the role of experience in hepatic surgery?
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Details
- Title
- Hepatic Surgery
- Creators
- William C Meyers - Surgery
- Contributors
- Karl A. Leblanc (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Management of Laparoscopic Surgical Complications, pp 301-314
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Other Identifier
- 991019174901404721