Laparoscopic surgery impacted the surgical world in the United States in 1990. This report reviews the initial experience of 34 surgeons in 8 teaching hospitals of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. There were 538 cases reported…
Anterior diaphragmatic hernias are a relatively rare finding. They can occur on either side of the body. We diagnosed and treated a Morgagni hernia during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
We reviewed 600 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in a teaching community hospital from May 1990 to August 1992. The safety, efficacy, morbidity, and mortality of LC, as performed by one surgeon or under his direct supervision,…