Nowadays, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the procedure of choice for cholelithiasis and a part of general surgical practice. Benefits of this approach include shorter hospital stay, less pain, quicker return to normal activities and improved cosmetic outcome. This study was done to evaluate the problems & complications faced during and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy like adhesions, sessile...

Nonvisualization of the gallbladder during the second trimester of pregnancy should prompt concern for biliary atresia. A normal-sized gallbladder with irregular and crenelated wall associated with a cyst of the extrahepatic tract should raise concern for cystic biliary atresia.

an important issue in power generation and petrochemical industries is the monitoring of pipe wall thickness and corrosion/erosion rate. the pipes are usually subject to erosive and/or corrosive environments and any failure could be catastrophic. while periodic manual ultrasonic thickness measurement is the common practice in many industries, in certain cases, where higher accuracies are requir...

AIM We studied several ultrasounds patterns concerning gallbladder, biliary tract and gallstones to identify some predictive signs of difficulties during LC. PATIENTS & METHODS 112 patients (24 females), 25-75 years old, upper abdomen operated patients not included. From 7 ultrasounds patterns 4 degrees of potential intra-operative difficulty (0-3) were obtained. During the operation 7 condit...

IntroductIon Gastric sub‐epithelial masses (SEMs) are relatively common findings when receiving gastric endoscopy. It is a mass, bulge, or impression visible. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging can assist in making a diagnosis, but the final diagnosis depends on histopathological examination. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a relatively frequent mesenchymal tumor o...

sionally found in thickened wall of the gallbladder, are caused by benign and malignant conditions such as hyperplastic cholecystosis, acute or chronic cholecystitis, xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and gallbladder carcinoma. Although the presence of these nodules on radiological images sometimes provides a clue to diagnosis, it is not always easy and sometimes impossible to distinguish betwe...

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a low-risk, minimally invasive operation and currently the standard for treatment of gallstone gallbladder disease. Preoperative assessment difficulty required to prevent problems, ensure readiness, an effective course surgery. Methods: In our work, we attempted use modified grading system developed by Randhawa et al. preoperatively predict difficult ...

The use of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of Mirizzi syndrome is considered controversial due to the degree of technical difficulty. We herein describe the case of a 36-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital due to appetite loss, nausea and back pain. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography revealed a round-shaped filling defect at the confluence of the bile duct. The patient was ...

BACKGROUND Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpes virus that persists lifelong in normal humans by colonizing memory B cells. Infection during childhood is usually asymptomatic. Isolated gallbladder wall thickening or hydrops have been reported in patients with EBV infectious mononucleosis. However, acute acalculous cholecystitis is an atypical clinical presentation of primary EBV infe...