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Operative Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks of the Biliary System

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Surgery for gallstones remains one the most common surgical procedures in the developed world. Carl Langenbuch of Berlin performed the first successful cholecystectomy in June 1882. Muhewig performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1986. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now the most common laparoscopic operation performed by general surgeons.

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  1. HPB and Liver Transplant, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Rd, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia

    Thomas R. O’Rourke M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sc., F.R.A.C.S.

  2. Greenslopes Private Hospital, Greenslopes, QLD, Australia

    Thomas R. O’Rourke M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sc., F.R.A.C.S.

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  1. Professor of Surgery, Nepean Clinical School University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Michael R. Cox

  2. Discipline of Surgery, The Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Guy D. Eslick

  3. Divisional Director of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Robert Padbury

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O’Rourke, T.R. (2018). Operative Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks of the Biliary System. In: Cox, M., Eslick, G., Padbury, R. (eds) The Management of Gallstone Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63884-3_1

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