Open-access Technique and “Critical View of Safety” as the Safest Way to Perform Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Abstract

In this series of laparoscopic cholecystectomies, we used the "open access" technique to create pneumoperitoneum and we obtained the "critical view of safety" for the identification of the cystic duct. Our results show that this approach is the safest way to perform and teach laparoscopic cholecystectomy.