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What happens after percutaneous cholecystostomy tube for acute calculous cholecystitis?

open access: yesSurgery in Practice and Science, 2022
Background: Acute cholecystitis is commonly treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, if feasible. However, critically ill patients can be managed with a percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) for biliary drainage.
Nelimar Cruz-Centeno   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D Laparoscopy. A potential cutting edge in minimal invasive digestive surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Laparoscopic surgery has changed surgical landscape, providing reduced surgical trauma, shorter hospital stays, less postoperative pain and better outcomes than open surgery. Since its first development in the 90’s, 3D technology applied to laparoscopic
Giuseppe S Sica   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Emergency open cholecystectomy is associated with markedly lower incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) than elective open cholecystectomy: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Surgery, 2010
Background During a previous study to define and compare incidence risks of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for elective laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy at two hospitals in Jamaica, secondary analysis comparing PONV risk in elective open ...
East Jeffrey M, Mitchell Derek IG
doaj   +1 more source

Peritoneal adhesions after laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Although laparoscopy has the potential to reduce peritoneal trauma and post-operative peritoneal adhesion formation, only one randomized controlled trial and a few comparative retrospective clinical studies have addressed this issue.
MAIS, VALERIO
core   +1 more source

Adhesion‐Related Macrophages Regulate Metabolic Homeostasis Through CAV‐1 Dependency

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Adipose tissue harbors a distinct macrophage subpopulation, termed adhesion‐related macrophages (ARMs), which stably adhere to adipocytes. In obesity, ARMs represent the major expanding macrophage subset. They acquire material from adipocytes and rely on Caveolin‐1 for sustained lipid handling.
Wanyu Hu   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intraoperative Gallbladder Scoring Predicts Difficulty of Surgery and Conversion of Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To determine the ability of “Gallbladder Operating Score (G10)” to predict difficulty of surgery and timely conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy. Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Waleed Umer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-randomised patients in a cholecystectomy trial: characteristics, procedures, and outcomes

open access: yesBMC Surgery, 2006
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now considered the first option for gallbladder surgery. However, 20% to 30% of cholecystectomies are completed as open operations often on elderly and fragile patients.
Bäckman Karin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educational Impact of Artificial Intelligence‐Navigation Surgery on Anatomical Landmark Recognition in Medical Students

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the educational impact of artificial intelligence (AI)‐navigation surgery that provides real‐time anatomical landmark recognition during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for medical students. Thirty students were randomized into surgeon‐guided, self‐learning, and AI‐learning groups, and their performance was assessed using Dice ...
Shigeo Ninomiya   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy conversion rate and associated factors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Objective: To identify risk factor/s for conversion to open cholecystectomy. Methodology A retrospective records review was carried out. Records of all patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy from January 2008 till December 2009 in Hospital ...
Osman , Mohd Firdauss
core  

Perioperative and Oncological Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Obese Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The prognostic value of the log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) across BMI categories was investigated in patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection. The exploratory evidence demonstrates that LODDS serves as a strong prognostic marker, and its adverse effect may be more pronounced in patients with higher BMI.
Kazuhiro Taguchi   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

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