Is emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis safe in a low volume resource poor setting?
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Stump Cholecystitis: Laparoscopic Completion Cholecystectomy with Basic Laparoscopic Equipment in a Resource Poor Setting
Introduction. Stump cholecystitis is a recognised condition in which a large gallbladder remnant becomes inflamed after subtotal cholecystectomy. When this occurs, a completion cholecystectomy is indicated. Traditionally, these patients were subjected to open surgery because the laparoscopic approach was anticipated to be technically difficult. We present a case of completion cholecystectomy us...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.06.006