A prospective randomized comparison of the metabolic and stress hormonal responses of laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy. - Concepedia

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A prospective randomized comparison of the metabolic and stress hormonal responses of laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy.

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1996

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A. Ortega, Jeffrey H. Peters, R. Incarbone, L.A Martínez Estrada, Afshin Ehsan, Yun Sang Kwan, Clare Spencer, Earl Moore‐Jeffries, Kristine Kuchta, John T. Nicoloff

Abstract

Elective laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy for uncomplicated cholelithiasis result in similar degrees of perioperative hormonal stimulation. The different hormonal responses in the immediate and later postoperative periods after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy suggest differential stressful stimuli between the two procedures.