Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) was attempted in 847 patients, 823 (97.2%) were completed laparoscopically and 24 (2.8%) had to be converted to open cholecystectomy (OC). Acute cholecystitis was the commonest reason for conversion (13 out of 24 patients). Patients who had acute cholecystitis are five times at risk for conversion to open than other patients with non-acute cholecystitis (p< 0.0...

Surgery for gallstone disease is becoming common because of increased prevalence and due to universal applicability of diagnostic investigations like ultrasound and its extensive use which was not available in past. Surgical methods like open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy are safe and complications arising out of such procedures have become uncommon due to increased awareness and expertise a...

conclusion it can be concluded that prophylactic antibiotics do not have any preventive effect on wound infection in a double blind setting. according to our findings, routine antibiotic prophylaxis as recommended for biliary surgery (open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy) is now questionable. results the study population included 61 males and 69 females with the mean age of 49.3±9.6 and 51.8±9....

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) is compared to the Open and Minilap approaches in a Cost Minimization Analysis for public hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago. The analysis shows that despite the high initial equipment cost required to perform LC, substantial savings can be achieved at the hospital level by converting from a minilap or open regime to a laparoscopic regime for cholecystectomy. Bec...

BACKGROUND In patients with biliary acute pancreatitis (AP), cholecystectomy is mandatory to prevent further biliary events, but timing of cholecystectomy remains a subject of ongoing debate. The objective of the present, retrospective study was to compare the outcomes of early (within 2 weeks after onset of disease) versus delayed cholecystectomy in patients with biliary AP. METHODS Between ...

BACKGROUND Gangrenous cholecystitis is a severe form of acute cholecystitis with high morbidity. This study investigate the outcomes for patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gangrenous cholecystitis in the decade before and after the introduction of laparoscopic technology at our institution. METHODS From 1982 to 2002, all patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gangrenous cholecystitis we...

Context: Cholecystectomy is the most commonly performed operation by general surgeons worldwide and the lesser invasive technique i.e. the laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred operative technique both for the patient as well as for the surgeon. Conventionally laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed by using three or four ports of various sizes. As cosmesis is an important aspect of l...

Objective: This study was carried out to assess and compare patient satisfaction, scar pain cosmesis between open laparoscopic cholecystectomies.Study design: Prospective Comparative observational studyPlace duration of study: Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Mahendra Mohan Choudhury hospital (MMCH) May 2014 Nov 2017 Methodology: A total 500 patients from each group who had undergone ch...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has virtually replaced conventional open cholecystectomy as the gold standard for symptomatic cholelithiasis. The laparoscopic approach brings numerous advantages at the expense of higher complication rates, especially in training facilities. This comparative 18-month review examines the outcomes of 52 cholecystectomies performed by a single surgical resident at the...

Objective: The purpose of this research was to assess the risk for infection at surgical site following open vs. laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Study Design: Randomized control trial Place and Duration: Data collected from different hospitals including Department Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital Jinnah International Hospital, Abbottabad in period March, 2022 August, 2022. Methods: Total 94 pati...