Top Results for Cholecystectomy
Philippe Mouret (1938-2008) was a French surgeon associated with the early development of laparoscopic abdominal surgery. In Lyon in 1987, he removed a gallbladder using laparoscopic instruments rather than the large incision required by conventional open cholecystectomy. The operation helped demons...
Why this score
First laparoscopic cholecystectomy launched minimally invasive surgery era; enormous procedural impact.
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Jacques Perissat was a French surgeon associated with the early development of minimally invasive abdominal surgery. In the late 1980s, he performed and demonstrated laparoscopic cholecystectomy, in which the gallbladder is removed through small incisions using a camera and specialized instruments....
Why this score
European laparoscopic cholecystectomy pioneer; important adoption role, less singular than Mouret.
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