Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery 2017;17(8):673-679

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1009-6604.2017.08.001

History and Current Status of Cholecystolithotomy with Gallbladder Conservation in Overseas

Shaohong GUO

Keywords

Cholecystotomy; Cholecystolithotomy; Gallbladder conservation

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

For answering the question of whether the operation of cholecystolithotomy with gallbladder conservation is popular in overseas, the author made a literature review.It was found that in the past 340 years'' clinical practice in western countries, the research on preservation of gallbladder has been persisted till now.Many methods have been created with certain effects and at the same time some problems.Further studies are needed.