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World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2021 Background Early cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis has proved to reduce hospital length of stay but with no benefit in morbidity when compared to delayed surgery. However, in the literature, early timing refers to cholecystectomy performed up to 96
Giuseppe Borzellino +6 more
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Outcome of cholecystectomy in octogenarian with concurrent cholecystitis and cholangitis receiving percutaneous cholecystostomy and subsequent interventive endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground Acute cholecystitis (AC) with concurrent cholangitis is a life-threatening condition in elderly patients. We aimed to investigate the outcome of cholecystectomy in patients aged ≥ 80 years with moderate to severe AC who underwent percutaneous ...
Chih-Yu Li +8 more
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Cholecystectomy: standard, mini, laparoscopic [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2014 Background: Cholecystitis and gallstone formations are the most common disorders affecting biliary system. Therapeutic removal of gall bladder had evolved from traditional open cholecystectomy to advanced minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, in ...
Shabander T. Fathulla
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Is the frequency of simultaneous umbilical hernia repairs in laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy similar? [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2021 The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of umbilical hernia repair during open and laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy between January 1993 and June 2005 were retrospectively
Erdal Uysal +4 more
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. [PDF]
BMJ, 1992 Abstract After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the patient can expect a hospital stay of < 2 days and a return to work within 2 weeks. The associated operative mortality rate is low at < 0.2 per cent. The increased incidence of bile duct injury with the laparoscopic technique compared with open cholecystectomy is a cause for ...
I M, Macintyre, R G, Wilson
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Endoscopic plastic stent therapy for bile leaks following total vs subtotal cholecystectomy
Endoscopy International Open, 2020 Background and study aims Plastic biliary stents are standard therapy for treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile leaks. An increasing proportion of patients now undergo subtotal cholecystectomy and are at perceived risk for high-grade bile leak. Data are
Patrick Yachimski +2 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022 Introduction: In the current era, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstone disease. The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of open cholecystectomy among patients undergoing laparoscopic ...
Gaurav Katwal +5 more
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Mini-Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Standard Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Comparative study
Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2018 Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been accepted as a gold standard for the surgical treatment of gallbladder diseases. In comparison with open surgery, the minimally invasive procedures are considered as a superior method.
Sardar Hassan Arif
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Scarless Cholecystectomy: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Abdominoplasty [PDF]
Indian Journal of Surgery, 2012 Three patients presented to our hospital with abdominal wall laxity and symptomatic cholelithiasis. All of them wanted to undergo a cosmetic procedure (abdominoplasty) to reduce the abdominal wall laxity. They were also diagnosed to have cholelithiasis and had intermittent episodes of pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Mallipudi B V, Prasad +2 more
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Preoperative and Intraoperative Risk Factors for Conversion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy to Open Cholecystectomy: A Systematic Review of 30 Studies [PDF]
, 2023 This systematic review aims to review articles that evaluate the risk of conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy and to analyze the identified preoperative and intraoperative risk factors. The bibliographic databases CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase,
Wysocki, Arkadiusz P. +4 more
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