conclusions laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and feasible technique to manage cholecystocutaneous fistulas. case presentation a 55-year-old male with comorbidities presented with a discharging sinus at the right upper quadrant area after an abdominal wall abscess drainage. a computerized tomography scan showed a biliary fistula. laparoscopic cholecystectomy was carried out successfully. i...

conclusions the results of the present study showed that, in a rural hospital setting in a developing country, laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis was associated with shorter hospital stay, less infectious morbidity rates, and reduced costs, compared to open surgery. thus, laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be advised as a routine technique for management of cholelithia...

Background: Identifying risk factors for conversion to open surgery laparoscopic cholecystectomy and factors are difficult to predict cholecystectomy surgery is required. The aim of this study was to evaluate the findings of preoperative ultrasound in predicting the length of laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery. Methods: The present study was performed cross-sectional on 122 patients who unde...

backgrounds: there are controversies among surgeons about prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (dvt) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. the aim of this study was the assessment of patients’ condition after laparoscopic cholecystectomy without any prophylactic measure. methods: 100 cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy without dvt prophylaxis were followed by duplex scanning in the first postoperat...

postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) are one of the most common complications of anesthesia and without prophylactic intervention occurs by about one-third of patients under general anesthesia. the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of ondansetron and metoclopramide in reducing ponv after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. in this study, 60 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystec...

background post laparoscopic cholecystectomy pain management can reduce recovery and discharge time. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids are used for this purpose. objectives this randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of diclofenac rectal suppository for the management of postoperative pain. patients and methods forty four patients were randomized to receive either 100 ...

conclusions dexamethasone 8mg is a better anti-emetic agent than metoclopramide for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. objectives this study evaluates the prophylactic anti-emetic effect of dexamethasone in comparison with metoclopramide and placebo for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing elective lapa...

since its introduction in 1988, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lc) has become the procedure of choice in the management of gallstone disease. it has well established advantages compared to its traditional open counterpart such as reduction in hospital stay and related costs, more rapid return to work, and reduction in pain and cosmetic problems. lc, like any other procedure, has its own indicati...

BACKGROUND Surgical technique using small-diameter instruments and single-incision laparoscopy are two new options for less invasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). In this study, we have compared mini-LC (MLC) with single-incision LC (SILC). MATERIALS AND METHODS This study is a randomized clinical trial conducted on the patients diagnosed with symptomatic cholelithiasis who underwent LC....