Prediction of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery with artificial neural networks [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2009 Background The intent of this study was to predict conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) to open surgery employing artificial neural networks (ANN).
Shalchi Rosita +3 more
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The Association of Preoperative Risk Factors for Laparoscopic Conversion to Open Surgery in Elective Cholecystectomy. [PDF]
Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol, 2022 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common operation worldwide, with low mortality (0.01%) and morbidity (2-8%). It has been reported 2.9 to 3.2% of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies are converted to open surgery. Converted cases are associated with increased complications rates.Two thousand and seventy-five patients, 82.8% females and 17.2% males ...
Hanson-Viana E +3 more
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Laparoscopic conversion to open surgery in radical nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy: causal analysis, clinical characteristics, and treatment strategies [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2020 Background We aimed to explore the causal analysis, clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of laparoscopic conversion to open approach (LCTOA) in radical nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy.
Zhuo Liu +13 more
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Conversion to laparotomy in bening gynecologic laparoscopic surgery; Can surgical experience be protective [PDF]
Medicine Science, 2023 Laparoscopy is a surgical technique that is frequently used in the treatment of benign cases, but the conversion to open surgery (CTOS) complication is higher than laparotomy.
Cenk Mustafa Guven, Dilek Uysal
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Risk factors for conversion to open surgery in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A single center experience. [PDF]
Turk J Surg, 2021 Objective: This study aimed to demonstrate the demographic characteristics for laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries performed in the general surgery clinics of our hospital and to identify the rate of conversion to open surgery and the main reasons for convert to open surgery.
Sapmaz A, Karaca AS.
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Laparoscopic removal of retrievable inferior vena cava filters after failed or anticipated technically challenging endovascular retrieval: a retrospective case series of 28 patients [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyBackgroundLaparoscopic retrieval of inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) offers a minimally invasive alternative for patients with failed percutaneous retrieval or anticipated technically challenging endovascular retrieval, but systematic evaluations are ...
Peng Jiang +13 more
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Impact of Prior Abdominal Surgery on Rates of Conversion to Open Surgery and Short-Term Outcomes after Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 To evaluate the impact of prior abdominal surgery (PAS) on rates of conversion to open surgery and short-term outcomes after laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectal cancers.We compared three groups as follows: colon cancer patients with no PAS (n = 272)
Ik Yong Kim, Bo Ra Kim, Young Wan Kim
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Rate of Conversion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patient with Previous upper Abdominal Surgery [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022 Background: There are still a considerable percentage of patients in whom laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) cannot be successfully performed and conversion to open surgery is required.
Alsayed Aboulyazied +2 more
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Indications for open hepatectomy in the era of laparoscopic liver resection: a high volume single institutional study [PDF]
Journal of Liver Cancer, 2022 Background/Aim Since the introduction of laparoscopy for liver resection in the 1990s, the performance of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has been steadily increasing.
Sung Jun Jo +4 more
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Annals of Surgical OncologyAbstract Objectives We aimed to evaluate the risk factors for the conversion from laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) to open surgery to achieve partial nephrectomy (PN). Methods Data from patients who underwent LPN between June 2020 and September 2023 were analyzed ...
Abdulmuttalip Simsek +2 more
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