Instructions
You are an intern in the general surgery clinic. Tegan Ostrowski, 43, has had four attacks of biliary colic in six months and her ultrasound shows gallstones. The surgeon asks you to obtain consent for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Obtain informed consent for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- You do not need to take a history or examine the patient
Ultrasound
Multiple gallstones; wall normal; bile duct 4 mm. LFTs normal.