Clinicians generally accept, almost without question, that patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis will experience improvement in their symptoms after the operation. We believe this with such confidence that it remains one of the so-called safe places in general surgery, away from controversy, drama, or questionable expectations. In this issue of JAMA Surgery, Latenstein and colleagues¹ have nicely shown that—of course—it gets complicated.

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改变帮助有症状的胆石症患者——每个人都通过手术获胜吗？

临床医生普遍接受，几乎毫无疑问，接受选择性腹腔镜胆囊切除术治疗症状性胆石症的患者在手术后症状会有所改善。我们对此充满信心，相信它仍然是普通外科中所谓的安全场所之一，远离争议、戏剧或可疑的期望。在本期JAMA Surgery 中，Latenstein 及其同事¹很好地证明了——当然——它变得复杂了。