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Elective and emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly: our experience [PDF]

BMC Surgery, 2013
We aimed to analyze outcomes of early and delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly in our General Surgery Division.We analyzed 114 LC performed from the 1st of January 2008 to the 31st of December 2012 in our General Surgery division: 67 LC were performed for gallbladder stones and 47 for acute cholecystitis.Comparison between Ordinary and ...
Ferrarese, Alessia G, Solej, Mario, Enrico, Stefano, Falcone, Alessandro, Catalano, Silvia, Pozzi, Giada, Marola, Silvia, Martino, Valter   +7 more
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Anesthetic management of a patient with large atrial septal defect undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A case report

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2020
A 51-year-old woman presented with symptomatic GB stone was planned for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She had known osteum secondum type atrial septal defect, moderate pulmonary hypertension, and atrial fibrillation.
Yeon Soo Park, Ji Yeon Kim
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Patient with Previous Pneumonectomy: A Case Report and Discussion of Anaesthetic Considerations

Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2014
Increasing numbers of patients require cholecystectomy after previous pneumonectomy, but there are little data to guide anaesthetic management. A laparoscopic approach is associated with less postoperative respiratory compromise than open cholecystectomy
Dash Faith Newington, Sanaa Ismail
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Meta‐analysis: antibiotic prophylaxis in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2009
SummaryBackground  Current guidelines do not support routine antibiotic prophylaxis during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However, routine antibiotic prophylaxis for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy is still popular in many clinical settings.Aim  To evaluate the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy ...
H, Zhou, J, Zhang, Q, Wang, Z, Hu
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Stump Cholecystitis: Laparoscopic Completion Cholecystectomy with Basic Laparoscopic Equipment in a Resource Poor Setting

Case Reports in Medicine, 2014
Introduction. Stump cholecystitis is a recognised condition in which a large gallbladder remnant becomes inflamed after subtotal cholecystectomy. When this occurs, a completion cholecystectomy is indicated. Traditionally, these patients were subjected to
Shamir O. Cawich, Carlos Wilson, Lindberg K. Simpson, Akil J. Baker   +3 more
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MORBIDITY OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2006
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the morbidity of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hospital stay after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy ...
Zahid Hussain, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Aamir Mian   +2 more
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Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a secondary level of care in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Background/Aim: The first option for gallbladder surgery is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The aim of this study is to analyze the outcomes for all patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a secondary level of care.
Abdulrahman S Al-Mulhim, Tarek T Amin
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Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy – Is It Safe In The Hands Of Residents During Training? [PDF]

Polish Journal of Surgery, 2015
Abstractwas to assess safety of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) performed by residents that are undergoing training in general surgery.. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 330 patients operated electively due to cholelithiasis. Patients with acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, undergoing cholecystec-tomy as a part of more ...
Kisielewski, Michał, Pędziwiatr, Michał, Pisarska, Magdalena, Major, Piotr, Rubinkiewicz, Mateusz, Matłok, Maciej, Migaczewski, Marcin, Budzyński, Piotr, Budzyński, Andrzej   +8 more
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The Need for Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 2000
The need for antibiotic treatment when performing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy may not be as important as it is thought. This study assesses the real efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy with respect to the postoperative infection rate.A prospective randomized study on the routine use of antibiotic ...
A, Tocchi, L, Lepre, G, Costa, G, Liotta, G, Mazzoni, F, Maggiolini   +5 more
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Emergency Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Pathway Reduces Elective Waiting Times and Preoperative Admissions: A Prospective Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

Medical Sciences
Background: Emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ELC) has emerged as a viable alternative to delayed elective surgery for acute gallstone disease, although its widespread adoption is hindered by cultural barriers.
Mohammed Hamid, Omar E. S. Mostafa, Maria Kausar, Amina Amin, Oladapo Olajumoke, Abhinav Singhal, Gowtham Bharnala, Akinfemi Akingboye, Ricardo Camprodon, Chaminda Sellahewa   +9 more
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