scholarly journals LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 373-378
Author(s):  
JAHANGIR SARWAR KHAN ◽  
MOHAMMAD IQBAL ◽  
HAMID HASAN

Objective: To determine the frequency of common bile duct (CBD) injury in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in our settings, in my last 500 cases, after going through the learning curve associated CBD injuries. Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Surgical Unit-I, Rawalpindi General Hospital and the author’s Surgical Clinics from January 2003 to December 2008. Patients and Methods: Five hundred patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy by the same surgeon were included. The important variables included demographic data, intra operative time and findings, frequency of CBD injury and post operative hospital stay. Results: There were 419(83.8%) females and 81(16.2%) males with mean age 45.04±11.03 years. 294(58.8% )patients had chronic cholecystitis with Cholelithiasis and were admitted through Out Patient Department whereas 206(41.2%) were admitted through Accident and Emergency Department with acutecholecystitis. Abdominal ultrasound showed multiple calculi in 351(70.2%) patients and 149(29.8%) patients had single calculus preoperatively. Empyema was found in 97(19.4%) cases whereas adhesions were present in 182( 36.4%) patients. In our study frequency of CBD injury was 1%. Mean operating time was 35 minutes. 96.8 % of the patients were discharged within 48 hrs of operation. Conclusion: LaparoscopicCholecystectomy in our set up proved to be a safe procedure, having frequency of CBD injury of only 1% and a short hospital stay 493(96.8% )being discharged in less than 2 days.

HPB Surgery ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman F. M. S. Almutairi ◽  
Yousef A. M. S. Hussain

Backgrounds and Study Aims. Common bile duct (CBD) injury is one of the most serious complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Misidentification of the CBD during dissection of the Calot's triangle can lead to such injuries. The aim of the authors in this study is to present a new safe triangle of dissection. Patients and Method. 501 patients under went LC in the following approach; The cystic artery is identified and mobilized from the gall bladder (GB) medial wall down towards the cystic duct which would simultaneously divide the medial GB peritoneal attachment. This is then followed by dividing the lateral peritoneal attachment. The GB will be unfolded and the borders of the triangle of safety (TST) are achieved: cystic artery medially, cystic duct laterally and the gallbladder wall superiorly. The floor of the triangle is then divided to delineate both cystic duct and artery in an area relatively far from CBD. Results. There were little significant immediate or delayed complications. The mean operating time was 68 minutes, nearly equivalent to the conventional method. Conclusions. Dissection at TST appears to be a safe procedure which clearly demonstrates the cystic duct and may help to reduce the CBD injuries.


Author(s):  
Gökhan Akkurt ◽  
Burcu Akkurt ◽  
Emel Alptekın ◽  
Birkan Birben ◽  
Mehmet Keşkek ◽  
...  

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of thiol disulfide homeostasis and Ischemia Modified Albumin (IMA) values in predicting the technical difficulties that might be encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials and Methods: The study included 65 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis at the General Surgery Clinic of Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital. All patients’ demographic data, previous history of cholecystitis, a history of chronic illness, preoperative white blood count (WBC), liver function tests (AST, ALT), amylase and lipase levels, intra-operative adhesion score, the ultrasonographic appearance of gallbladder, duration on hospital stay, duration of operation, thiol disulfide and IMA values were evaluated. Results: Native thiol and total thiol averages were higher in patients without a history of cholecystitis, on the other hand, disulfide, disulfide/native thiol rate, disulfide/total thiol rate, native thiol/total thiol rate and IMA averages were higher in patients with a history of cholecystitis. While there was a statistically significant negative correlation between native and total thiol values and age, duration of surgery and duration of hospital stay; IMA, disulfide, disulfide/Total thiol, Native/Total thiol and disulfide/Native thiol rates were higher in older patients with a longer duration of surgery and hospital stay. In addition, preoperative IMA, disulfide, disulfide/Total thiol, Native/Total thiol and disulfide/Native thiol were observed to increase as the degree of intraoperative pericholecystic adhesion increased. Conclusion: We believe that the evaluation of thiol disulfide homeostasis and IMA parameters prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be used as an effective method for predicting intraoperative difficulties.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Dr. Abdul Ghani Soomro

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is usual method for the treatment of gall bladder stone disease and is practiced all over the world due to many benefits like fasten the recovery time. Furthermore, it reduced the post-operative pain and period of hospital stay. To conduct Surgical Audit and evaluate safety of Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODOLGY: This prospective study was conducted in a private hospital at Hyderabad during free camps of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Four camps were arranged in 2016 - 2019. Total number of 190 patients  underwent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy during the study period. The patient's age falls between 12–65 years. A detailed history, relevant investigation and Cardiac fitness were evaluated. All patients underwent four ports Lap-Chole. Data was collected assessed and audit was performed and safety was evaluated. RESULTS: Total 190 patients operated females 88.45% and males 11.55%. 115 (60.50%)were in  the range of 30-35 years followed by 55 (28.95%)patients in the range of 40-50 years.8 (4.20%) patients were converted to open cholecystectomy, 4 due to bleeding from liver bed, 3 patients due to difficult dissection in calots triangle and 1 due to Empyema of gall bladder.10 patients (5.50%) had Trocar site bleeding, 10 patients (5.50%) had gall bladder injury, in 4 cases had spillage of stones and 72 patients (38.50%) developed umbilical port site infection 1 patient develop port site hernia. No mortality was recorded in this study. CONCLUSION: Our Surgical Audit proves that Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is a safe procedure on the basis of only 4.2% intra operative and 5.5% postoperative complications and gaining wide spread popularity among our population due to less pain, less hospital stay. We recommend other private hospitals to extent such services to our poor population with symptomatic cholelithiasis.


2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 1188-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee K. Low ◽  
Paul Barrow ◽  
Anas Owera ◽  
Basil J. Ammori

We evaluated the safety and feasibility of delayed urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) performed beyond 72 hours to overcome the logistical difficulties in performing early urgent LC within 72 hours of admission with acute cholecystitis (AC), and to avoid earlier readmission with recurrent AC in patients awaiting delayed interval. Patients admitted with AC were scheduled for urgent LC. Patients who underwent early urgent LC were compared with those who had delayed urgent surgery. Fifty consecutive patients underwent urgent LC for AC within 2 weeks of admission. There were no conversions and no bile duct injuries. Delayed surgery (n = 36) neither prolonged operating time (90 vs 85 minutes), nor increased operative morbidity (9.7% vs 7.7%) or mortality (2.4% vs 7.7%) compared with early surgery (n = 14). Although delayed surgery was associated with shorter postoperative hospital stay (1 vs 2 days, P = 0.029), it prolonged total hospital stay (9 vs 5 days, P < 0.0001). Delay of LC beyond 72 hours neither increases operative difficulty nor prolongs recovery. It might be more cost effective to schedule patients who could not undergo early urgent LC but are responding to conservative treatment for an early interval LC within 2 weeks of presentation with AC.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-123
Author(s):  
P Ghimire ◽  
NV Gurung ◽  
PK Upadhaya ◽  
S Shrestha ◽  
A Gurung ◽  
...  

Background: The aim of this study is to compare sutureless Hemorroidectomy with Conventional Open Hemorrhoidectomy in terms of safety and clinical efficacy.Method: A prospective analytical study of 60 operated patients (a nonrandomized cohort) was carried out by following up from admission to 1 month period after hospital discharge in between July, 2013 to February, 2014 in Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. Demographic data, clinical data, mean operation time, duration of hospital stay, number of parenteral analgesic injections and post-operative complications between the two groups were recorded and analyzed.Result: There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of age, gender, duration of symptoms, grade of the hemorrhoid(s), or number of hemorrhoids resected. The mean operating time for LigaSure sutureless hemorrhoidectomy was significantly shorter than that for the Open hemorrhoidectomy (P < 0.001). Patients treated with the LigaSure technique had less blood loss, a better pain score (P < 0.001), less parenteral analgesic requirement (P < 0.001), shorter hospital stay (P < 0.001), and early return to work (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Sutureless Technique is safe and effective as compared to Conventional Open Hemorrhoidectomy for grade III and IV hemorrhoids.Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.3(2) 2014: 121-123


2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 838-840
Author(s):  
A. Al Raymoony

This study was conducted on 100 patients with symptomatic gallbladder stones, aged 22-81 years with a mean of 51.5 years, who underwent cholecystectomy in Zarqa city, Jordan between July 1998 and July 1999. The success rate was 87% and the procedure was completed using the conventional method in 13 patients. The mean operative time was 60 minutes, complication rate was 5% and there were no deaths. The mean hospital stay was 1 day and mean time to return to work was 10 days. This study showed that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe procedure with reasonable operative time, less postoperative pain, a short hospital stay, early return to work, and a low morbidity and mortality rate.


Author(s):  
Alexander F. Ale ◽  
Mercy W. Isichei ◽  
Danaan J. Shilong ◽  
Solomon D. Peter ◽  
Andrew H. Shitta ◽  
...  

Background: To present this experience using the fundus-first technique during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the management of symptomatic gall stone disease with an intra-operative finding of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome.Methods: This is a prospective review of patients who had the fundus-first dissection during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The study was carried out at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), and FOMAS hospital, both of which are tertiary hospitals located in Jos. Patients were recruited from January 2017 - January 2019. All patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy who had an intraoperative diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, and who had the fundus-first dissection, were included in the study. Patients who had fundus-first dissection for indications other than Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, were excluded from the study. Demographic and clinical information of patients included age, sex, duration of surgery, complications, and duration of hospital stay. Descriptive statistics were applied.Results: A total of 76 patients had elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies over the study period. Of that number, 17 (22.4%) patients had an intra- operative diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, and had the fundus-first dissection. The mean patient age was 46.3 years (SD = 11.7 years). All patients were female. The mean operating time was 70 minutes (SD = 23 minutes). The duration of hospital stay was 24 hours. There was one conversion due to uncontrollable intraoperative bleeding.Conclusions: This study revealed that the fundus-first dissection is suitable for removing the gall bladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with gall stone disease, and an intraoperative finding of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome.


2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
pp. 1015-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam N. Saidy ◽  
Sunal S. Patel ◽  
Mark W. Choi ◽  
Mohammed Al-Temimi ◽  
Deron J. Tessier

The aim of our study is to compare single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) performed using the “marionette” technique (m-SILC), to the standard four-port technique [four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (4PLC)]. Patient information was extracted from a prospectively maintained database (n = 188). Our primary endpoint was operative costs (determined by operating time and instruments used). Secondary endpoints were length of stay, operative time, blood loss, and postoperative complication rates. Univariate and adjusted multivariate analysis was used to compare the outcomes. There were a total of 188 patients for this study. Gender, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists class, and resident participation were similar. Patients undergoing m-SILC were younger (43.8 vs 49.8 years old), less likely to have cholangiogram (32% vs 54%), and were more likely to undergo cholecystectomy for chronic cholecystitis (73.3% vs 52%). In univariate analysis, cholecystectomy performed by the “marionette method” as compared with the 4PLC was associated with shorter operative time (67 vs 59 minutes respectively) and shorter hospital stay (1.2 vs 2.08 days respectively). In multivariate analysis, SILC was associated with shorter hospital stay and comparable operative time, blood loss, and postoperative complications. Instrumentation cost was less in SILC (by $94). SILC done by an experienced surgeon with the “marionette” technique on a carefully selected population shows a statistically significant cost benefit while maintaining clinically comparable outcomes to the standard 4PLC.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Pariani ◽  
Stefano Fontana ◽  
Giorgio Zetti ◽  
Ferdinando Cortese

Introduction. Aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by residents.Materials and Methods. We retrospectively reviewed 569 elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies.Results. Duration of surgery was84±39min for residentsversus  66±47 min for staff surgeons,P<0.001. Rate of conversion was 3.2% for residentsversus2.7% for staff surgeons,P=0.7. There was no difference in the rates of intraoperative and postoperative complications for residents (1.2% and 3.2%)versusstaff surgeons (1.5% and 3.1%),P=0.7andP=0.9. Postoperative hospital stay was3.3±1.8days for residentsversus  3.4±3.2days for staff surgeons,P=0.6. One death in patients operated by residents (1/246) and one in patients operated by staff surgeons (1/323) were found,P=0.8. No difference in the time to return to normal daily activities between residents (11.3±4.2days) and staff surgeons (10.8±5.6days) was found,P=0.2. Shorter duration of surgery when operating the senior residents (75±31minutes) than the junior residents (87±27minutes),P=0.003.Conclusion. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by residents is a safe procedure with results comparable to those of staff surgeons.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Nabin Pokhrel ◽  
G Katwal

The ideal management of cholecysto-choledocholithiasis is an open cholecystectomy (OC) with the common bile duct (CBD) exploration worldwide. The single setting 2-stage approach- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST), and CBD clearance followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) offers an advantage, mainly by reducing the hospital stay, the cost, and the morbidity. The Objective of the study is to compare the ERCP+LC single setting approach with an OC+CBD exploration for the treatment of cholecysto-choledocholithiasis. This is an interim analysis of 160 patients with 83 (51.9%) patients in ERCP+LC and 77 (48.1%) in an open procedure (OC+CBD exploration) group respectively. We did a prospective study in patients admitted for the management of the cholecysto-choledocholithiasis in the Department of Surgery at the Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital from November 2012–October 2015. They underwent 2-stage ERCP+LC in a single setting and we compared them with 2-stage OC+CBD exploration in a single setting approach. The patients with the open procedure were our control group. All the included cases in the study were elective. The procedure was feasible in our hospital. Similarly, the hospital stay was significantly shorter in the ERCP+LC group; 3.92±0.719 days vs 10.30±1.557 days, p <0.05. There was a significant difference in the total morbidity of ERCP+LC group 7 (8.4%) vs 14 (18.2%), p <0.05. Here, wound infection in the ERCP+LC group was 2 (2.4%) vs 4 (5.2%) and there was one case of abdominal collection 1 (1.2%) which was managed symptomatically. The incidence of retained CBD stone in the ERCP+LC was 3 (1.2%) which was managed successfully with ERCP. In all the cases, post- ERCP amylase value was found to be within the normal limit. The result of our study suggests, single setting ERCP+LC at the peripheral-level hospital is feasible in terms of cost, length of hospital stay, morbidity and stone clearance.


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