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History of Biliary Surgery

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Since ancient times biliary surgery has been one of the major interests of doctors and other scientists around the world. From the ancient Greeks and Egyptians to the greatest scientists of modern times biliary surgery has advanced remarkably. Especially during the last century huge progress has been made in this field. Minimally invasive surgical techniques have been developed and combined with general anesthesia and antisepsis that have made biliary surgery particularly safe for every patient and have made cholecystectomy one of the most common operations in the world today.

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    Spirou Yannos & Felekouras Evangelos

  2. Division of HPB, Department of Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, 215 Nicosia-Limassol Old Road, 2029, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Petrou Athanasios & Christoforides Christos

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Yannos, S., Athanasios, P., Christos, C. et al. History of Biliary Surgery. World J Surg 37, 1006–1012 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-1960-6

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