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JULY 27, 2017

Program Targets Bile Duct Injuries From Lap Chole

Panel at SAGES Discusses Approaches to Improve Safety

By Christina Frangou

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Anterior view of critical view of safety during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Houston—Surgeons must change their approach to laparoscopic cholecystectomy to reduce the number of bile duct injuries from the procedure, which still occur more frequently than in the era of open surgery, panelists said at the 2017 annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

Surgeons representing the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program called on their