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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Open Cholecystectomy and Cholecystostomy
2007Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Mouret performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Lyon in 1988, and the first written report was by Dubois in 1989. Reddick popularized the procedure in the United States in 1990.
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Cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy
The American Journal of Surgery, 1993To assess the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy from the payer's perspective, we estimated the probabilities of potential outcomes of each procedure, associated quality-of-life effects, and related direct medical charges and incorporated these estimates into a computerized simulation model.
E B, Bass, H A, Pitt, K D, Lillemoe
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A cost-minimization analysis of laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy
The American Journal of Surgery, 1996Earlier economic analyses have evaluated charges but not costs, and have not considered the cost of production losses associated with open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This study attempted to accomplish an economic evaluation of open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy from the point of view of society.A cost-minimization analysis, using a ...
U, Berggren +4 more
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Subtotal Cholecystectomy and Open Total Cholecystectomy: Alternatives in Complicated Cholecystitis
The American Surgeon™, 2014Subtotal cholecystectomy (SC) is an alternative to open total cholecystectomy (OTC) when variable anatomy or other intraoperative findings preclude safe dissection of Calot's triangle. The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes between SC and OTC in patients with complicated cholecystitis, cases that could not be completed with the ...
Daniel, Kaplan +7 more
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy in children: Which is better?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1995Twenty-nine consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC) performed between April 1992 and December 1993 were compared with 23 consecutive open cholecystectomies (OC) performed between January 1991 and March 1992 with regard to clinical, surgical, and economic factors.
P C, Kim +3 more
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Outpatient open cholecystectomy
Ambulatory Surgery, 1993A prospective study to evaluate discharge of patients from the hospital the day of open cholecystectomy was performed. Patients were selected for outpatient operation if they were less than 55 years of age, did not undergo exploration of the common bile duct and had no significant co-morbidity.
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A Retrospective Analysis of Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomies*
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, 1994A total of 686 consecutive cases were reviewed for comparison between open cholecystectomy (OC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The procedures were performed by the teaching surgical service of a community hospital. Between March 1989 and December 1992, 381 patients had LC, 262 had OC, and 43 patients had attempted LC that was converted to open ...
B, Cagir +4 more
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Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomy in Surgical Training
Digestive Surgery, 2010<i>Background:</i> Open cholecystectomy (OC) may still be necessary in surgical training to perform safe conversions of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Our aim was to study the outcome of LCs and OCs performed by surgical trainees. <i>Methods:</i> All consecutive cholecystectomies (1,581 LCs and 984 OCs) were retrospectively ...
Satu, Suuronen +4 more
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An evaluation of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy
Medical Journal of Australia, 1994To compare open cholecystectomy (OC) with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in terms of clinical aspects and a limited review of costs.The Austin Hospital, Melbourne, a university teaching hospital.Prospective LC patients were compared with a retrospective group of OC patients whose surgery had been performed by the same surgeons.Consecutive patients ...
K J, Hardy +5 more
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A review of 391 selected open cholecystectomies for comparison with laparoscopic cholecystectomy
The American Journal of Surgery, 1993Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a popular operation, not only in the medical literature but also in the lay press. The most recent reports emphasize the advantages of the new method, comparing it with open cholecystectomy, using historical series of unselected patients. A review of 391 selected patients who underwent open cholecystectomy by the
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