Laparoscopic antegrade cholecystectomy: a standard procedure?

Abstract

Retrograde approach (“fundus first”) is often used in open surgery, while in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is less frequent. LC, with antegrade access, is done by putting in traction the infundibulum and going up to the fundus before to clip the cystic. Our study analyzes a number of surgical procedures performed by experienced surgeons in laparoscopy.

Keywords

• difficult cholecystectomy
• laparoscopy
• antegrade dissection
• cholecystectomy
• cholecystitis
• fundus first