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Introduction to Biliary Manual

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the most common operations performed worldwide. Bile duct injury (BDI) with its devastating consequences for patients is the most feared LC complication, and its incidence has not decreased over time despite accumulating experience. To address this issue, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery (SAGES) formed the Safe Cholecystectomy Task Force that aims to promote a universal culture of safety in LC to reduce BDI. This biliary manual provides its readers with an excellent resource for essential knowledge relevant to the care of patients with gallbladder disease. It addresses in-depth LC safe practices all general surgeons should be familiar with.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Dimitrios Stefanidis

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  1. Chief of HPB - Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, FL, USA

    Horacio J. Asbun

  2. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mihir M. Shah

  3. Associate Professor of Surgery, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Eugene P. Ceppa

  4. Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Edward D. Auyang

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Stefanidis, D. (2020). Introduction to Biliary Manual. In: Asbun, H., Shah, M., Ceppa, E., Auyang, E. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Biliary Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13276-7_1

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