Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the gold standard treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis, has also brought to light a new range of uncommon complications unheard with open cholecystectomy. Case Series: This case series is a compilation of five rare complications unique to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Conclusion: Knowledge about such complications and application of preventive mea...

High morbidity rates related to cholecystectomy in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients have been previously reported in the region. This study serves to assess the current outcomes related to cholecystectomy in a Jamaican SCD population. METHODS A retrospective chart review of SCD patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy at the University Hospital of the West Indies over a 6-year period wa...

A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of epigastric pain. The patient reported a remote history of a "difficult" laparoscopic cholecystectomy that was converted to an open cholecystectomy in 1994. Further operative details were unavailable. Multiple radiologic studies were obtained, all demonstrating a saccular cystic structure in the gallbladder fossa c...

A case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is presented with a brief review of its sonographic and magnetic resonance features. These imaging features are also compared to those seen in gallbladder adenomyomatosis and gallbladder carcinoma. While there are many overlapping imaging findings in these entities, it is important to recognize distinguishing characteristics so a correct surgical appr...

The remnant cystic duct or gallbladder neck calculus may rarely result in post-cholecystectomy Mirizzi syndrome. Various managements have been proposed for the treatment of post-cholecystectomy Mirizzi syndrome. Some previous cases of post-cholecystectomy Mirizzi syndrome have been managed with open cholecystectomy and endoscopically. We report a case of a laparoscopic stone removal of post-cho...

Abstract Aims Retrograde ‘fundus-first’ cholecystectomy is when the dissection starts from fundus of gallbladder to infundibulum, in case structures Calot's triangle cannot be identified. Although feasible laparoscopic cholecystectomy, it remains an underutilized approach. We aimed systematically review fundus-first and study its safety feasibility. Methods A systematic was performed compliance...

Laparoscopic surgery has been widely accepted as a feasible and safe treatment modality in many cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. However, most guidelines on gallbladder cancer (GBC) regard laparoscopic surgery as a contraindication, even for early GBC. This study aims to evaluate and compare recent surgical outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgery for T1(a,b) GBC and to determine the opt...

BACKGROUND Cholecystectomy through laparotomy with or without intra-peritoneal drain has been the standard operation for the gall bladder disease for the last 100 years. It implies removal of gall bladder and is performed mainly for symptomatic gall stones. The Objectives was to analyse the outcome of open cholecystectomy without drain in term of complications. METHODS Patients who underwent ...

Cholecystectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure to treat gallbladder disease. In recent decades, technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been developed, which proven be a less invasive alternative with better results compared traditional open cholecystectomy. However, one-port recently introduced as an even variant. this literature review article, comprehensive compariso...