Through the Keyhole: The Evolution, Risks & Realities of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
By Stephen Pollard MA, MS, MB, BS, BSc, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon
Posted 15 December 2025
12 Minute Read
Tags:
- Informed Consent
- Expert Panel
- Delayed Surgery
- Clinical Negligence Experts
- Bladder Injury
Expert Disciplines:
- General Surgery
About The Author
Stephen Pollard MA, MS, MB, BS, BSc, FRCS
Consultant Surgeon
Mr Stephen Pollard MA, MS, MB BS, BSc, FRCS, was appointed Consultant Surgeon in 1993. His specialist interests include adult liver and kidney transplantation and bariatric surgery. After a fact-finding visit to Richmond, Virginia, in 1994, he established one of the UK’s first multi-disciplinary bariatric teams and was a founding member of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS). Working alongside Peter Lodge, he helped perform some of the world’s first intestinal and multivisceral transplants.
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