Evolution of cholecystectomy: A tribute to Carl August Langenbuch

it receivedlittle recognition till it became the gold standard forthe definitive management of symptomaticcholelithiasis.The history of surgery is laden with names of popularGerman surgeons like Kocher, Czerny, Courvouisier,and Mikulicz, but Carl Langenbuch is credited withhaving pioneered the concept and execution of thefirst gall bladder extirpation.

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