Abstract

GALLOSO CUETO, Gilberto L  and  FRIAS JIMENEZ, Roberto Argelio. Considerations on the historical evolution of the laparoscopic surgery: cholecystectomy. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2010, vol.32, suppl.7. ISSN 1684-1824.

The technological development has extraordinarily influenced on the medicine field, and an authentic sample is the laparoscopic video-surgery. Without any doubt, the most used in the world laparoscopic procedure is the cholecystectomy. For it to become true in the scientific scenery at the end of the last century, a series of discovering and previous facts took place, serving as a basis for it. The aim of this article is giving to know how the laparoscopic procedures appeared and developed in general, and particularly laparoscopy, taking into account the great usage and benefits of these techniques for the patients. The theme review allows us to know the emergence, development and current status of the video-laparoscopic surgery.

Keywords : cholecystectomy; laparoscopic; laparoscopy; famous persons; historical article; history of medicine; review.

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