Perioperative fluorocholangiography with routine indication versus selective indication in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Perioperative fluorocholangiography with routine indication versus selective indication in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

BACKGROUND The use of routine or selective peroperatory cholangiography in cholecystectomy is a matter of controversy in literature. AIM To compare the efficacy of selective or routine fluorocholangiography in diagnostic of common bile duct stone in patients underwent to laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on selective indication criteria. METHOD Two hundred and fifty four patients with chol...

Intraoperative cholangiography during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: selective or routine use?

PURPOSE To investigate clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic parameters in patients with and without preoperative criteria for intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in order to define predictive factors of choledocolithiasis. METHODS As a criterion for inclusion in the study the patients should present chronic calculous cholecystitis in the presence or a...

Removal of gallstone from mesorectum after laparoscopic cholecystectomy – new indication for transanal endoscopic microsurgery technique

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique for local excision of benign and malignant neoplasms in the rectum. Indications for this technique are constantly changing and extending. The aim of this study is to describe a case of a unique and innovative application of this surgical technique. A 72-year-old patient was admitted to the Clinical Department of General a...

Acute Cholecystitis is an Indication for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Study

OBJECTIVE Acute cholecystitis has been considered as a relative or absolute contraindication to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The purpose of this study is to present our experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a safe and effective treatment of acute cholecystitis. METHODS Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was offered to 34 consecutive patients with acute calculous cholecystitis, diagnosed ac...

Mini-Incision Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy