Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is clearly the gold standard for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Open cholecystectomy is now reserved for difficult and problematic cases. The purpose of this paper is to propose that mini-laparotomy cholecystectomy (minicholecystectomy) can be as effective as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This paper compares the two techniques in well-matched patients. In addition mast...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to show that subtotal laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SLC) is a safe procedure that reduces the rate of conversion in patients with difficult laporoscopic cholecystectomies in resource-meagre settings. PATIENTS AND METHODS Following informed consent, patients with gallstones reporting to Atbara Medical Centre, Atbara, Northern Sudan from February 2012 to July 2013 we...

Nowadays, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the procedure of choice for cholelithiasis and a part of general surgical practice. Benefits of this approach include shorter hospital stay, less pain, quicker return to normal activities and improved cosmetic outcome. This study was done to evaluate the problems & complications faced during and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy like adhesions, sessile...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard in the surgical treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis and other benign gallbladder diseases. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy isn't devoid by some complications such as intra and post-operative bleeding, biliary injury, bile leakage, surgical site infection, port-site hernia and visceral injury. After an extensive literature research,...

The effect of incision length on patient recovery following cholecystectomy has not been investigated previously. In this study, 30 patients with symptomatic gallstones were randomized to cholecystectomy through a 6 cm or 15 cm transverse subcostal incision. Postoperative hospital stay was significantly shorter in the 6 cm incision group (median 3 days vs 5 days; P = 0.0069 Mann-Whitney U-test)...

Prior studies have shown an increased risk of colorectal cancer following cholecystectomy, but few studies have explored the association between cholecystectomy and the risk of colorectal adenomas. We used data from three large randomized adenoma chemoprevention trials to explore the association between cholecystectomy and the occurrence of adenomas. After adjusting for confounding factors, we ...

BACKGROUND A substantial group of patients with gallstone disease experience negative outcome after surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy). Early identification of these patients is important. PURPOSE The aim of the study is to identify predictors (clinical symptoms and trait anxiety) of negative symptomatic outcomes at 6 weeks after cholecystectomy. METHODS Consecutive patie...

The medium and long-term complications of endoscopic sphincterotomy for choledocholithiasis were examined in patients referred to an endoscopy centre in an area general hospital. One hundred and thirty-eight patients were reviewed between 6 months and 7 years after successful endoscopic sphincterotomy for choledocholithiasis. The procedure was carried out post-cholecystectomy in 69 (50%) and wi...

conclusions we outlined its biliary drainage and blood supply, as well as our surgical approach, which may be a guide to surgeons who encounter hepatic choristomas in their clinical practice. introduction hepatic choristomas, defined as completely separated ectopic liver tissue, are rare. they are most commonly found adjacent to the gallbladder. details of their anatomy, such as blood supply an...

Cholecystectomy is second only to appendicectomy as the most commonly performed abdominal operation.' Consequently it is not surprising that there have been many studies of large series of patients undergoing this procedure" Surgery of the common bile duct has received almost as much attention in published work, with the indications for duct exploration being at the centre of the discussion.45 ...