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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Besides the Evidence (What Is Really Done In the World)

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It does not matter if, thinking of laparoscopy, we speak of “revolution” or “evolution”: laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is nowadays considered the gold standard therapy for gallstone diseases, both in scheduled as in emergency cases, and it is done in every hospital setting. The literature about LC might be considered overabundant, and it may be argued that most reports might reflect mainly the results of larger and dedicated centers. At the same time, it is important to find out what is the “true” practice of LC around the world, besides what is “perceived” or “reported.” As editors of a book concerning laparoscopic cholecystectomy, along with the evidence, we wanted to examine the available data from national surveys, audits, and registry.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, ULSS19 del Veneto, Via Etruschi 9, Adria, RO, 45011, Italy

    Ferdinando Agresta MD

  2. Division of Surgery, Hospital S. Giovanni Decollato Andosilla, Via Ferretti 169, Civita Castellana, VT, 01033, Italy

    Fabio Cesare Campanile MD, FACS

  3. Laparoscopic Surgical Unit, M. Mellini Hospital, Viale Giuseppe Mazzini 4, Chiari, (BS), 25032, Italy

    Nereo Vettoretto MD

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Agresta, F., Campanile, F.C., Vettoretto, N. (2014). Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Besides the Evidence (What Is Really Done In the World). In: Agresta, F., Campanile, F., Vettoretto, N. (eds) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_1

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