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Comparative study of pain in women submitted to conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2017
Purpose: To evaluate postoperative pain in patients submitted to conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy with four ports versus single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy with only one port. Methods: Twenty-one patients were included in the conventional
Júverson Alves Terra Júnior, Guilherme Azevedo Terra, Marisa de Carvalho Borges, Tharsus Dias Takeuti, Luciana Garcia Pereira Castro, Simone Souza Lima, Luciane Fernanda Rodrigues Martinho Fernandes, Alex Augusto da Silva, Eduardo Crema   +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, Türkay Kırdak, Pınar Sarkut, Ekrem Kaya, Nusret Korun   +4 more
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Myeloid p38 activation maintains macrophage–liver crosstalk and BAT thermogenesis through IL‐12–FGF21 axis

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Physiological activation of myeloid p38 controls macrophage IL‐12 production and crosstalk to the liver by modulating hepatic FGF21, and subsequently, brown adipose tissue thermogenesis during obesity Abstract Obesity features excessive fat accumulation in several body tissues and induces a state of chronic low‐grade inflammation that contributes to ...
María Crespo, Ivana Nikolic, Alfonso Mora, Elena Rodríguez, Luis Leiva‐Vega, Aránzazu Pintor‐Chocano, Daniel Horrillo, Lourdes Hernández‐Cosido, Jorge L. Torres, Eva Novoa, Rubén Nogueiras, Gema Medina‐Gómez, Miguel Marcos, Magdalena Leiva, Guadalupe Sabio   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a resource limited setting: Factors associated with difficult surgeries at the National Referral Hospital, Bhutan

Public Health Challenges, 2023
Background Prediction of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy may help in making necessary arrangements for optimal intraoperative requirements and postoperative care.
Sangay Wangmo, Sonam Dargay, Sonam ChhodenR   +2 more
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Frailty Predicts Morbidity and Mortality After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: An ACS-NSQIP Cohort Analysis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2020
Current guidelines recommend laparoscopic cholecystectomy be offered for patients with acute cholecystitis except those deemed as high risk. Few studies have examined the impact of frailty on outcomes for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
A. Fagenson, B. Powers, K. Zorbas, S. Karhadkar, A. Karachristos, A. Di Carlo, Kwan N. Lau   +6 more
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Association Between Preoperative Blood Glucose Level and Hospital Length of Stay for Patients Undergoing Appendectomy or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Diabetes Care, 2020
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of preoperative blood glucose (POBG) level on hospital length of stay (LOS) in patients undergoing appendectomy or laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
H. Chiang, K. Lin, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Han-Chun Huang, Shih‐Ni Chang, C. Hung, Ying Chang, Yu-Chun Wang, C. Kuo   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

The American Journal of Surgery, 1990
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a combined endoscopic-operative technique for removing the gallbladder. Patients with symptomatic gallstones are eligible for this procedure. Contraindications include pregnancy, acute cholangitis, advanced cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, peritonitis, significant bleeding disorder, portal hypertension, and a prior ...
A, Cuschieri, G, Berci, C K, McSherry
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the elderly [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2011
Materials and methods A retrospective study was conducted on 204 patients affected by symptomatic cholelithiasis and other diseases of the gallbladder observed during the last four years (from January 2006 to December 2009). Patients were divided into two groups according to their age :a) = 75 y.
SPIEZIA, SERGIO, GRASSIA, SEBASTIANO, DE ROSA, DAVIDE, DG Palmieri, CARLOMAGNO, NICOLA, DODARO, CONCETTA ANNA, RENDA, ANDREA   +6 more
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The Analysis of Risk Factors in the Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a standard treatment for cholelithiasis. In situations where laparoscopic cholecystectomy is dangerous, a surgeon may be forced to change from laparoscopy to an open procedure.
Łukasz Warchałowski, Edyta Łuszczki, Anna Bartosiewicz, Katarzyna Dereń, Marta Warchałowska, Łukasz Oleksy, A. Stolarczyk, R. Podlasek   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A review on the complications

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2012
Background: The aim of this study was to establish the incidence of postoperative complications after single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials and Methods: A literature search was performed using the PubMed database.
Sofie Fransen, L Stassen, N Bouvy
doaj   +1 more source