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01-04-2013 | Editorial

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: first, do no harm; second, take care of bile duct stones

Authors: George Berci, John Hunter, Leon Morgenstern, Maurice Arregui, Michael Brunt, Brandon Carroll, Michael Edye, David Fermelia, George Ferzli, Frederick Greene, Joseph Petelin, Edward Phillips, Jeffrey Ponsky, Harry Sax, Steven Schwaitzberg, Nathaniel Soper, Lee Swanstrom, William Traverso

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2013

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The introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in the USA in 1989 marked the beginning of what has become know as the “laparoscopic revolution” [1‐4]. It was quickly adopted among surgeons in private practice. The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) was the first organization to take the lead in ensuring patient safety by insisting on quality training through certified training courses, establishing guidelines, and introducing credentialing criteria for laparoscopic surgery. More than two decades later, it is time for SAGES to assume a leadership role in addressing two major and troublesome issues that remain in laparoscopic biliary surgery relating to patient safety and high-quality outcomes. …

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Title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: first, do no harm; second, take care of bile duct stones
Authors: George Berci
John Hunter
Leon Morgenstern
Maurice Arregui
Michael Brunt
Brandon Carroll
Michael Edye
David Fermelia
George Ferzli
Frederick Greene
Joseph Petelin
Edward Phillips
Jeffrey Ponsky
Harry Sax
Steven Schwaitzberg
Nathaniel Soper
Lee Swanstrom
William Traverso
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2767-5

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