The impact of laparoendoscopic surgery on the training of surgical residents.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an accepted part of the training of surgical residents at present. Further procedures performed by residents include laparoscopic appendectomy, herniorrhaphy and others. This report analyzes the first 22 months of operative laparoscopy in Bakes Surgical Hospital and the impact on the training of residents.

The role of relaparoscopy in the management of bile leaks after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

The incidence of bile leaks has increased with the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The present paper is focused on bile leaks--their diagnosis and management approaches with special consideration to relaparoscopy. From February 1992 to May 1995 a total of 1223 laparoscopic cholecystectomies were performed in two hospitals.

Our experience with early integration of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in surgical residency training.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now a method of choice in treating symptomatic cholelithiasis. The aim of this study was to assess an early integration of surgical residents into performing laparoscopic cholecystectomies and the significance of the integration for their training. Since February 1992 laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has been performed in our institutions.