Laparoscopy continues to be one of the truly seminal events in the management of surgical disease. Despite the initial concerns about cost, difficulty, and questionable benefits, laparoscopic surgery is now the technique of choice for many medical maladies. In this second edition of Current Review of Laparoscopy, Dr. David Brooks, Editor, has gathered a team of 29 renowned physicians to write about many of the more established procedures (such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy) and to discuss subjects like cost considerations, training in laparoscopic techniques, new technologies, and the operating room of the future. The text is complemented by color photographs, drawings, and tables.