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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 3/2010

01-03-2010 | Letter

Laparoscopic biliary tract injury prevention: zero tolerance, error free performance

Authors: Brij B. Agarwal, Krishan C. Mahajan

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 3/2010

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Excerpt

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard procedure for initiation of a surgeon to the field of therapeutic endosurgery. It is an index operation for the training and evaluation of endoscopic surgeons. It is an index of endosurgeon's social prestige and social perception of endoscopic surgery as well. …
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Metadata
Title
Laparoscopic biliary tract injury prevention: zero tolerance, error free performance
Authors
Brij B. Agarwal
Krishan C. Mahajan
Publication date
01-03-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0627-8

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