Conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy.

INTRODUCTION: Mouret introduced laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1987. It has rapidly replaced open cholecystectomy as the standard treatment (1) and considered The Gold standard treatment for symptomatic gallstone disease (2) Laparoscopic cholecystectomy showed higher benefits for patients with lower prevalence of postoperative complications, feeding earlier, shorter mean hospital stay and equivalent cost compared with open cholecystectomy (3) . Conversion from laparoscopic to open procedure should not be considered as a failure, in fact it is an option which should be considered under certain circumstances for the sake of patient’s safety, and timely conversion to open surgery can avoid complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (4) .