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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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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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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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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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Cancer Biology & Medicine, 2020 Objective: To explore the association between cholecystectomy and the prognostic outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent microwave ablation (MWA).
Hongcai Yang +10 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2007 Background Epidemiological data on characteristics of patients undergoing open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy are limited. In this register study we examined characteristics and mortality of patients who underwent cholecystectomy during hospital stay in
Stenlund Hans +4 more
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EARLY VERSUS DELAYED LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2013 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed rather commonly by general surgeons for symptomatic gall stones. This study is an analysis of experience for the timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis performed in Basrah, Iraq, by one ...
Saad Abdulwahab Jaffer +19 more
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