Selection criteria for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones. Results of a retrospective; single center study between 1996-2002 [PDF]
, 2004 AIM: The optimal treatment for bile duct stones (in terms of cost, complications and accuracy) is unclear. The aim of our study was to determine the predictive factors for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Lakatos, László +4 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 +7 more
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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
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Hemobilia due to cystic artery pseudoaneurysm: A rare late complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]
, 2017 We discuss a patient with late presentation of hemobilia following cholecystectomy, which is unusual because pseudoaneurysm caused by vascular injury during surgery typically presents soon after surgery.
Badillo, Ricardo +2 more
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THE IMPACT OF THE GALLBLADDER WALL THICKNESS ASSESSED BY SONOGRAPHY ON THE OUTCOME OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2011 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy first became popular during the late 1980s and now the procedure is consider the standard approach for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis.
Ali Dawood Al-Hilfi +2 more
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Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Sciences, 2022 OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare the risk of surgical site infection with open vs laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODOLOGY: This randomized control trial was done at the Department of Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, for 12
Rashid Aslam +5 more
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Spider surgical system versus multiport laparoscopic surgery. Performance comparison on a surgical simulator [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The rising interest towards minimally invasive surgery has led to the introduction of laparo-endoscopic single site (LESS) surgery as the natural evolution of conventional multiport laparoscopy.
BERNIERI, MARIA GIULIA +8 more
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Safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Adoption of universal culture of safety in cholecystectomy
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2019 The incidence of biliary injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has shown a declining trend though it may still be twice that as with open cholecystectomy. Major biliary or vasculobiliary injury is associated with significant morbidity.
Vishal Gupta, G. Jain
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Factors affecting conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy
Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2017 Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold-standard operation for the treatment of cholelithiasis. Various factors affect the conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy. Methods: In this prospective analytical study one hundred and
Raj Kumar Chhetri +2 more
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British medical journal, 2018 Objective To assess whether laparoscopic cholecystectomy is superior to percutaneous catheter drainage in high risk patients with acute calculous cholecystitis. Design Multicentre, randomised controlled, superiority trial.
C. Loozen +18 more
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