Twenty-five years of ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy. / Veinticinco años de colecistectomía laparoscópica en régimen ambulatorio.

ABSTRACT

It is accepted by the surgical community that laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the technique of choice in the treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis. However, more controversial is the standardization of system implementation in Ambulatory Surgery because of its different different connotations. This article aims to update the factors that influence the performance of LC in day surgery, analyzing the 25 years since its implementation, focusing on the quality and acceptance by the patient. Individualization is essential patient selection criteria and the implementation by experienced teams in LC, are factors that ensure high guarantee of success.