L. K. Nathanson

Introduction It is now more than 100 years since Langenbuch performed the first cholecystectomy. This operation is the standard treatment of symptomatic gallstone-related disease as cholecystolithotomy alone leads to recurrence of stones and symptoms in the majority of patients. There is,...

Introduction It is now more than 100 years since Langenbuch performed the first cholecystectomy. This operation is the standard treatment of symptomatic gallstone-related disease as cholecystolithotomy alone leads to recurrence of stones and symptoms in the majority of patients. There is,...