scholarly journals Is early conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy helpful in preventing iatrogenic injuries: a retrospective study from a single unit of a tertiary care centre

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 2332
Author(s):  
Dheer S. Kalwaniya ◽  
Jaspreet S. Bajwa ◽  
S. V. Arya ◽  
Rajkumar C. ◽  
Ashok K. Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Gall Bladder ◽  
Single Unit ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Gall Stone ◽  
Open Procedure ◽  
Iatrogenic Injuries ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy

Background: Gall stone disease is the commonest hepatobiliary problem which is tackled by either laparoscopic or open technique. Since the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Eric Muhne in 1985, it has become gold standard for gall bladder removal. But a surgeon must be competent enough to convert it into open procedure, provided there are on table complications. Moreover, since laparoscopic surgery has a learning curve, open procedure for any surgery is must for safety of the patient as well as the surgeon.Methods: A retrospective study is done over a period of 4 years (January, 2015 to December, 2018) and data of 469 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a single unit of Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India has been collected and evaluated for conversion to open procedure on the basis of intraoperative findings. The complications noted and the intraoperative findings and the reasons of conversion to open cholecystectomy have been compared to the previous studies done.Results: Out of total 469 cases, M:F ratio was 1:3.51. Total 40 underwent conversion to open cholecystectomy (8.54%) with M:F ratio of 1:2.07. Most common cause of conversion was dense adhesions in Calot’s triangle along with omentum and bowel. Single patient had agenesis of gall bladder. There was no iatrogenic injury to common bile duct, common hepatic duct and there were no postoperative mortalities.Conclusions: Early conversion to open cholecystectomy is associated with lower intraoperative iatrogenic injuries and hence, lowers postoperative morbidity.

scholarly journals Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy a boon to difficult gall bladder

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Santosh Kumar Singh ◽  
Devendra Shukla ◽  
Pradeep Kumar Singh ◽  
Ila Katyayan
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Gall Bladder ◽  
Operative Time ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Open Procedure ◽  
Subtotal Cholecystectomy ◽  
Operative Outcomes ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Hospital Stays ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background: Subtotal laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been in practice to treat difficult gall bladder for 100s of years. It keeps the benefit of being a minimally invasive and single-stage procedure. Thus, it remains a better option over conversion to open cholecystectomy as well as cholecystostomy which was a two-stage surgery practiced in earlier days.Methods: It was a prospective study focusing on indications, type and complications of subtotal laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It also compared the per-operative and post-operative outcomes of all cases of subtotal laparoscopic cholecystectomy (48) with cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy that were converted to open procedure (30) performed over a period of 1 year. Patients were followed for 12 months post-surgery.Results: Acute cholecystitis is one of the most common indication of subtotal cholecystectomy. Also, it was associated with lesser mean operative time, postoperative hospital stays and postoperative complications when compared with conversion (to open) cholecystectomy.Conclusions: Subtotal cholecystectomy is a better option than open cholecystectomy in cases of difficult gall bladder.

EVALUATION OF CLINICO-RADIOLOGICAL FACTORS PREDICTING DIFFICULT LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Wasif Mohammad Ali ◽  
Nazia Nanen ◽  
Atia Zaka Ur Rab ◽  
Syed Amjad Ali Rizvi ◽  
Mehtab Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Gall Bladder ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Safe Procedure ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Preoperative Prediction ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
A Prospective Study

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become procedure of choice for treatment of symptomatic gallstone [1] disease . Even though it is a safe procedure occasionally it can be difcult and requires conversion to open cholecystectomy for various problems faced during surgery. Preoperative prediction of difcult laparoscopic cholecystectomy and likelihood of conversion to open cholecystectomy will avoid such complications and overall cost of treatment. Aim: To evaluate the clinico-radiological factors predicting difcult laparoscopic cholecystectomy Methods: This was a prospective study conducted from October 2018 to November 2020. Total of 101 patients meeting inclusion criteria undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included in the study. Various clinical, radiological and biochemical parameters and intraoperative difculties during surgery were recorded. The statistical analysis was done using chi-square test and ANOVA test. Results: The parameters such as sex, age, duration of disease, co-morbid disease, previous history of cholecystitis, palpable gall bladder, BMI, TLC, thickness of gall bladder, largest stone size and impacted stone are found statistically signicant in predicting difcult laparoscopic cholecystectomy and conversion to open cholecystectomy preoperatively. Conclusion: Difcult laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be predicted preoperatively even with a good clinical judgement whereas both clinical and radiological parameters provide a better preoperative prediction of difcult cholecystectomy so that the surgeon can prepared in advance for the complications.

scholarly journals Experience of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in a Tertiary Care Hospital: a Retrospective Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. E202043
Author(s):  
Aamir Hussain Hela ◽  
Haseeb Mohammad Khandwaw ◽  
Rahul Kumar ◽  
Mir Adnan Samad
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure of digestive tract. It has replaced open cholecystectomy as gold standard treatment for cholelithiasis and inflammation of gallbladder.  It is estimated that approximately 90% of cholecystectomies in the  United States are performed using a laparoscopic approach.  The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in context to its complications, morbidity and mortality in a tertiary care hospital.  Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 1200 patients, who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomies, during the period from January 2019 to December 2019, at Government Medical College Jammu J & K, India and necessary data was collected and reviewed. Results: In our study, a total of 1200 patients were studied including 216 males (18%) and 984 females (82%). The mean age of the patients was 43.35±8.61. The mean operative time in our study was 55.5±10.60 minutes with range of 45 – 90 minutes. Conversion rate was 2.6%. 2 patients were re-explored. Bile duct injury was found in 6 patients (0.5%).  Conclusions: Gallstone disease is a global health problem. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has now replaced open cholecystectomy as the first choice of treatment for gallstones. Gall stone diseases is most frequently encountered in female population. The risk factors for conversion to open cholecystectomy include male gender, previous abdominal surgery, acute cholecystitis, dense adhesions and fibrosis in Calot’ s triangle, anatomical variations, advanced age, comorbidity, obesity, suspicion of common bile duct stones, jaundice, and decreased surgeon experience. The incidence of surgical site infection has significantly decreased in laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to open cholecystectomy. In our study we could not find any case of surgical site infection.

scholarly journals A study on clinical and radiological factors for predicting difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy preoperatively

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 3015
Author(s):  
Arun Prasath S. ◽  
Surag Kajoor Rathnakar ◽  
Nagaraja Anekal L.
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Fluid Collection ◽  
Gall Stone ◽  
Stone Disease ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Upper Abdominal ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy considered as the gold standard treatment for symptomatic gall stone disease has 1-13% conversion rate to an open procedure due to various reasons. Present study aims to predict difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy preoperatively using clinical and sonological factors.Methods: This is a prospective study done on 190 patients who were posted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy from March 2015 to February 2017. Parameters taken into consideration were: age, number of previous attacks of acute cholecystitis, impacted gallstone, thickness of GB wall, pericholecystic fluid collection, history of upper abdominal surgery and obesity. All surgeries were performed by surgeons with minimum ten years of experience on laparoscopic cholecystectomy and ultrasound of the abdomen was performed by senior radiologists with experience of minimum five years.Results: Out of 190 patients, difficulty was experienced in 48 patients of which conversion to open cholecystectomy was needed for 11 patients. Elderly age, multiple attacks of pain abdomen (>2), palpable GB, impacted gallstone, thickness of GB wall >3 mm, peri-GB fluid collection, adhesions due to previous abdominal surgery and obesity were all found to be independent risk factors leading to difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Conclusions: Though there is no definite scoring system to predict difficult LC, there is scope for further refinement to make the same less cumbersome and easier to handle using the above clinical and radiological factors.

scholarly journals Early versus late laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the management of acute cholecystitis: a retrospective study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 3897
Author(s):  
Deepu Thiyagarajan ◽  
Prince Deva Ruban
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Acute Cholecystitis ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Late Complications ◽  
Aged Patients ◽  
Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Duration Of Surgery

Background: Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a life-saving procedure in the management of acute cholecystitis as it helps in prevention of late complications like development of adhesions, haemorrhage and sepsis. The study aims at comparing the outcomes of early versus late laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the management of acute cholecystitis.Methods: A retrospective study was done by analyzing the past 5 years medical records of 250 patients admitted to the emergency department with diagnosis of acute cholecystitis established according to the Tokyo criteria. The relevant clinio-social demographic data of the patients, clinical and radiological parameters, intra-operative and post-operative findings and follow-up data were compared between early and late LC group of patients.Results: The study included 125 middle aged patients who underwent early LC (within 24 hours) and 125 patients who underwent late LC (after 24 4hours). The complication rate, conversion to open cholecystectomy and duration of surgery showed no significant differences between early and late laparoscopic cholecystectomy except for an increased duration of stay among the late LC group.Conclusions: Early LC is an efficient procedure for acute cholecystitis but it has risks of complications which can be minimized by careful selection of patients after clear clinical and radiological evaluation. 

scholarly journals Determination of predictive factors for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 481
Author(s):  
Sameer Bhattarai ◽  
Ishory Bhusal
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Gall Bladder ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Bladder Wall ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Male Sex

Background: Cholelithiasis is the most common biliary pathology, with a prevalence of 10 to 15%. It is symptomatic in approximately 1 to 2% of patients. In about 5 to 10% of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, conversion to open cholecystectomy may be needed for safe removal of gallbladder. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) may be rendered difficult by various problems encountered during surgery. The objective of this study was to predict difficulty of LC before surgery using the clinical and ultrasonographic criteria.Methods: The present study comprised of 45 cases admitted to National Medical College Teaching Hospital (NMCTH), Birgunj (Nepal) for a period of 12 months from 1st August 2013 to 30th September 2014. The cases confirmed by Ultrasonography were evaluated with following risk factors: age >50 years, male sex, BMI 25.1 to 27.5 and >27.5, previous surgery, prior hospitalization, palpable gall bladder, gall bladder wall thickening, impacted stone, pericholecystic collection and presence of adhesions. Each risk factor was given a score. The total score up to 5 predicted easy, 6 to 10 difficult and more than 10 very difficult.Results: The highest age incidence of Cholelithiasis was in the 2nd to 4th decade and was more common in females. Ultrasonography detected gallbladder stones in all patients, wall thickening in 15 and pericholecystic collection in 8. BMI >27.5 presence of adhesions, male sex and pericholecystic collection were significant predictors of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Conclusions: Numerous clinical, radiological and pre-operative features make LC sometimes difficult. Early determination of these predictive factors decreases the difficulty that we will be facing with LC.

scholarly journals A study of factors determining difficult surgery among patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3322
Author(s):  
Mohhamad Sadik Akhtar ◽  
Parwez Alam ◽  
Yasir Alvi ◽  
Syed Amjad Ali Rizvi ◽  
Mohhmad Habib Raza
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
P Value ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Open Procedure ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Difficult Procedure ◽  
Upper Abdomen ◽  
High Bmi

Background: With widespread use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and its applicability in many difficult situation, the chances of complication and difficulty during surgery have increased. This study was done to determine the factors which could preoperatively predict difficulty undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Methods: The data were obtained from the patients admitted to in wards of General Surgery, JN Medical Collage, Aligarh Muslim University, and Aligarh, India undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy was defined as procedures exceeded 70 minutes in duration or those which were converted to open procedure. Dependent variable included demographic factors, clinical and sonographic findings. P value was kept at 0.05.Results: During the study duration, 200 patients were included in the study undergoing for the laparoscopic cholecystectomy and out of this 85 had difficult outcome procedure. High BMI, hypertension, previous upper abdomen surgery, deranges AST and serum creatinine along sonographic findings of gall balder wall thickening and pericholecytsic edema were found to be significantly associated with difficult LC.Conclusions: This study demonstrates that presence of various factors can predict the difficult outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This can help in minimizing the complication and council the patients regarding difficult procedure and need for conversion to open cholecystectomy, especially relevant for funds-limited settings like India.

scholarly journals The role of C-reactive protein as a predictor of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy or its conversion

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhanu Kaushik ◽  
Shalu Gupta ◽  
Somendra Bansal ◽  
Bhanwar Lal Yadav ◽  
Dinesh Bharti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Gall Bladder ◽  
Single Unit ◽  
Pathological Condition ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
P Value ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Conversion To Open Surgery ◽  
Reactive Protein

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) can be the easiest or the most difficult laparoscopic operation. Conversion to open surgery has been a traditional marker of difficult LC. Recent studies have shown that C-reactive protein (CRP) may be helpful to surgeon in knowing the pathological condition of gall bladder before removal. Aim of this study was to evaluate the role of CRP as a predictor of difficult LC or its conversion.Methods: This study was done from 1 march 2016 to may 2017 in department of general surgery, SMS hospital Jaipur, under single unit. All patients with cholelithiasis admitted in single unit of SMS hospital undergoing LC were included in this study. Exclusion criteria were high BMI (>35), proven congenital anomaly of gall bladder, previous abdominal surgery, any conditions increasing CRP and immunocompromised patients.  CRP was done for each patient.Results: Mean age of our 148 patients was 50.41 years. Female to male ratio was 4.28:1. Mean CRP was 22.2±18.2 mg/dl for simple cholecystectomy, 46.5±32.0 mg/dl for difficult cholecystectomy and 83.6±22.4 mg/dl for laparoscopic converted to open cholecystectomy, which was statistically significant (p value 0.0002).Conclusions: CRP is a potent predictor of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy and its conversion preoperatively. Patients with preoperatively high CRP have higher chance of complication intraoperative and high chances of conversion to open.

scholarly journals Predictive factors for conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy: an institutional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 2894
Author(s):  
Digvijoy Sharma ◽  
Kunduru Nava Kishore ◽  
Gangadhar Rao Gondu ◽  
Venu Madhav Thumma ◽  
Suryaramachandra Varma Gunturi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Gall Bladder ◽  
Acute Cholecystitis ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Bladder Wall ◽  
Bladder Wall Thickness ◽  
Calot’S Triangle ◽  
Conversion To Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Gall Bladder Wall

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard treatment for symptomatic gallstones. However, a conversion to open surgery may be required to complete the procedure safely. The aim of this study is to identify the predictive factors of conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy in elective setting.Methods: A retrospective review of all patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy electively for symptomatic gallstones from January 2016 to December 2017 was performed. Data considered for analysis were: demographic data, preoperative laboratory values of liver function tests, gall bladder wall thickness on ultrasound, preoperative ERCP, indication for surgery, history of acute cholecystitis, presence of intraoperative adhesions and frozen Calot's triangle. Conversion to open cholecystectomy was chosen as the dependent variable for both, univariate and multivariate analysis.Results: 546 patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 333 were females (60.9%) and 213 (39.1%) males, with a mean age of 44.6 years. The most common indication for surgery was symptomatic cholelithiasis. Conversion to open cholecystectomy occurred in 48 cases (8.8%) and the most common reason for conversion was inability to define the Calot’s triangle anatomy due to inflammation/adhesions. Univariate and multivariate analyses of various variables demonstrated that male gender, gall bladder wall thickness >5 mm and presence of previous documented acute cholecystitis had statistically significant co-relation with higher rates of conversion (p<0.001).Conclusions: Presence of acute cholecystitis, gall bladder wall thickness >5mm on preoperative ultrasound and male gender were independent predictor factors for conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy. Such patients should be properly counselled about the increased risk for conversion and should be operated by surgeons experienced in laparoscopic procedures to reduce the rate of conversion and operative complications.

scholarly journals A comparative study between laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy in cases of cholecystitis with cholelithiasis: one year experience in tertiary care center

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Shukla ◽  
Sharad Seth ◽  
Alok Ranjan
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Gall Stone ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Group I ◽  
Duration Of Surgery ◽  
Group Ii

Background: Gall stones are a major cause of morbidity all over the world. Until the end of 1980’s, open cholecystectomy was the gold standard for treatment of stones in the gall bladder. Laparoscopy has revolutionized surgery causing a re-evaluation of treatment strategies including cholecystectomy, however, it is not completely devoid of pitfalls. This study was undertaken to determine whether laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be recommended over open cholecystectomy as the procedure of choice for the treatment of cholecystitis with cholelithiasis.Methods: This study included a total of 100 patients in the age group 20-70 years diagnosed as calculous cholecystitis on ultrasonography and admitted to the surgical wards of Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India between November 2014 to October 2015. They were divided into two groups. Group I (n = 50) who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and Group II (n = 50) who underwent open cholecystectomy.Results: A comparison of the two groups showed that the duration of surgery was significantly more in Group I (mean 52.32 minutes) as compared to Group II (mean 37.66 minutes) (p <0.001). There was <100 ml blood loss in the majority of Group I cases (94%), however, in Group II, majority had blood loss ≥100 ml (96%) (p <0.001). Mean duration of post-operative pain was 14.68 hours in group I and 27.92 hours in group II (p <0.001). Time taken to restoration of oral feeds, was less in group I (mean 11.68 hours) as compared to group II (mean 17.24 hours). Post-operative hospital stay was a mean of 1.18±0.52 days in Group I and a mean of 4.78±1.42 days in Group II (p<0.001). The time taken for resumption of normal activity was two days and three days (p <0.001) in group I and II respectively. In Group I, average cost of treatment was rupees 10870, but in Group II it was significantly more at rupees 12152 (p = 0.007).Conclusions: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a surgical procedure can be recommended over open cholecystectomy in carefully selected patients of gall stone disease.

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