Transvaginal cholecystectomy learning curve
Wood SG, Dai F, Dabu-Bondoc S, Mikhael H, Vadivelu N, Duffy A, Roberts KE. Transvaginal cholecystectomy learning curve. Surgical Endoscopy 2014, 29: 1837-1841. PMID: 25294548, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3873-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative timeTransvaginal cholecystectomyTVC patientsAcademic centersAverage age 41Learning curveResultsSixty-one patientsLaparoscopic cholecystectomy patientsAverage operative timeFellowship-trained surgeonsCholecystectomy patientsFemale patientsLC patientsMean ageMethodsThis studyAge 41PatientsSecond quartileSurgical repertoireSame time periodThird quartileLack of exposureFellowship trainingQuartileInterested surgeons