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 AND OBJECTIVES Although many advantages of laparoscopic method in regard to open one have been already proved, both surgical methods may cause a certain number of complications. The goal of the study is to answer the question: Is Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) safer and more satisfactory method than open cholecystectomy (OC) concerning number, type and seriousness of complications...

The growing popularity of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has made extensive series comparing laparoscopic and conventional cholecystectomy in a prospective, randomized way nearly impossible. To evaluate LC we compared retrospectively 800 laparoscopic with 748 conventional cholecystectomies (CC). Of the 800 LC, 10 (1.2%) were converted to laparotomy. 6 conversions were related to aberrant ana...

Background and Study Aims. Biliary tract injuries (BTI) represent the most serious and potentially life-threatening complication of cholecystectomy occurring also during laparoscopic approaches. Patients and Methods. We describe and discuss two different cases of BTI occurring during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Results. Two patients developed BTI during LC and one evidenced the complicat...

As laparoscopic cholecystectomy is being used more and more frequently, a cost analysis was aimed to be performed to evaluate cost effectiveness in Turkey. Records of 376 patients who underwent cholecystectomy by various methods were analyzed retrospectively. Mean duration of postoperative hospital stay was 5.1 +/- 2.6 days for the open cholecystectomy group (OC group), composed of 177 patients...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), with or without staged bile duct interventions (BDIs), is increasingly used in acute cholecystitis. However, few studies have concurrently evaluated the timing of cholecystectomy procedures and BDIs, and quality of cholecystectomy care in cholecystitis patients. We investigated the effects of timing of BDIs and cholecystectomy on resource utilizatio...

Nowadays the laparoscopic approach represents the gold standard for acute cholecystitis, but we are facing little evidence regarding the elderly patients. The purpose of this study is to define the benefits in terms of early outcome for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients over 70 years old and to compare them with the open cholecystectomy through a retrospective study of patients that unde...

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...

UNLABELLED Since the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), laparoscopic approach has been the focus of surgical authorities and continued its technical revolution. With increasing surgical experience, a trend toward even more minimally invasive approaches has led to laparoscopic surgery to new inovations. Current surgical procedures are: four ports (4PLC), still the gold standart technique, ...