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With the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy1 a new era dawned for electrosurgical devices. Initially whether electrosurgical units (ESUs) should be used at all in laparoscopic cholecystectomies was a matter of debate. Reddick proposed the use of lasers. However, in the last three years monopolar electrosurgery has established itself as a cost-effective safe modality of laparoscopic surgery.
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Ko ST, Airan MC. Review of 300 consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomies: Development, evolution, and results. Surg Endosc. 1991; 5:103–108.
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Airan, M.C., Ko, ST. (1995). Electrosurgery Techniques of Cutting and Coagulation. In: Arregui, M.E., Fitzgibbons, R.J., Katkhouda, N., McKernan, J.B., Reich, H. (eds) Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2480-8_3
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