Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis.

نویسنده

  • Saleh M Al Salamah
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis and to determine various pre-operative risk factors predicting conversion to open cholecystectomy. DESIGN Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Surgery, Riyadh Medical Complex, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over 5 years period from June 1, 1997 to May 30, 2002. PATIENTS AND METHODS Consecutive patients admitted with clinical diagnosis of acute cholecystitis confirmed subsequently by abdominal ultrasonography and undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy during the same admission. Patients with symptoms of more than one week duration, or various uncontrolled co-morbid conditions requiring optimization before surgery were excluded. Parameters analyzed were morbidity, mortality, incidence and etiology of conversion. Various pre-operative risk factors predicting failure of laparoscopic procedure in acute cholecystitis were further analyzed. Statistical analyses were carried out employing Chi-square test, using IBM-compatible PC, utilizing SPSS 10.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago). RESULTS Three hundred and eleven patients qualified the inclusion criteria. Mean age was 43.7 years with female to male ratio of 4.5:1. Majority of the patients (91%) were operated within 72 hours of onset of symptoms. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was successfully accomplished in 86.8 % cases. Out of the 41 converted cases, disturbed anatomy in the region of Calot's triangle was the most common cause of conversion observed in 41.5% patients. Male gender, age more than 65 years, very high leucocyte count, gallbladder wall thickness of more than 4 mm on ultrasonography and complicated disease were observed as most significant determinant for conversion to open procedure. Overall morbidity was 2.9% with no mortality. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be accomplished with minimal morbidity in acute cholecystitis. Knowledge of various factors predicting possible conversion helps in pre-operative selection and counseling for open procedure and early conversion to open technique, with further reduction in the overall morbidity of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

دوره 15 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005