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The impact of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) on the operative experience of surgical residents was assessed in a series of 787 cholecystectomies. During an initial 18-month period, residents participated in LC as operating surgeon and as first assistant or camera operator in 33% and 97% of cases, respectively. Operative time, cholangiography rate, conversion rate, and complications were not adversely affected by resident operators. Residents performed 87% of concurrent planned open cholecystectomies (OC). In comparison to the 6 months preceding LC: (1) The mean number of resident OCs decreased significantly while the total number of resident cholecystectomies was unchanged; (2) the proportion of OCs performed by PGY5 residents significantly increased at the expense of junior resident cases. LC can be safely integrated into surgical resident training by standard methods as for open procedures. Although resident operative experience has been redistributed, initial experience does not suggest that qualification in open biliary surgery has been compromised.
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Deziel, D.J., Millikan, K.W., Staren, E.D. et al. The impact of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on the operative experience of surgical residents. Surg Endosc 7, 17–21 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00591230
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