O'Kelly, John A. De Marchi, Joshua A. Joyce, William P. The critical view of safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: towards a national consensus. <p>Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the commonest operations performed by surgeons today. Despite the decreasing incidence of bile duct injury (BDI) since the introduction of LC, it still remains a major complication today<sup>1</sup>. The commonest cause of BDI is misidentification of the anatomy of Calot's Triangle. A technique of identification of this anatomy, called the critical view of safety (CVS), was first described by Strasberg et al. in the mid-nineties and has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of BDI<sup>1-3</sup>. Despite its success, it has failed to gain universal acceptance and the infundibular approach to dissection is still being taught today.</p> Bile Ducts;Extrahepatic;Cholecystectomy;Laparoscopic;Consensus;Humans;Ireland;Patient Safety;Surgeons;Surveys and Questionnaires;Surgery 2019-11-22
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