ABSTRACT
Currently in the UK 90 per cent of cholecystectomies are performed laparoscopically.
Important risks associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy include:
• Pain • Haemorrhage • Infection • Common bile duct injury and possibility of jaundice • Bowel injury requiring laparotomy • Possibility of conversion to an open procedure (usually 1/40 – higher if previous
abdominal surgery because of adhesions).
