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To the Editor: In their review of the pathogenesis and treatment of gallstones (Feb. 11 issue),¹ Johnston and Kaplan suggest that it is unlikely that a randomized comparison between laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy will ever be carried out. We are aware of three such trials nearing completion in the United Kingdom. Another trial, albeit with a small number of patients, has already been reported from Canada².

It is unclear how much of the perceived reduction in hospital stays and in the time needed to return to normal activity after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is due to changing attitudes about postoperative management, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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