One hundred and fifty consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in Kurashiki between March 1991 and December 1997 were studied in order to examine intraoperative procedures, and complications, especially with regard to bile duct injuries and acute cholecystitis, furthermore postoperative management. Nine out of the 150 cases were converted to open cholecystectomy, so ...

BACKGROUND The objective of this quasi experimental study was to compare the frequency of wound infection between open cholecystectomy (OC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) conducted in Surgical Unit IV, Jinnah Hospital Lahore from June 2005 to January 2006. METHODS 100 patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones were studied. The patients were allocated in th...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the educational quality of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) videos accessible on YouTube, one of the most important sources of internet-based medical information. METHODS The keyword 'laparoscopic cholecystectomy' was used to search on YouTube and the first 100 videos were analyzed. Among them, 27 videos were excluded and 73 videos were includ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and reasons of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) to open cholecystectomy (OC) in a tertiary care teaching hospital. METHODS A prospective analysis of conversion of laparoscopic to OC was performed in one Surgical Unit of Civil Hospital Karachi, from 1st September 1997 to 31st May 2005. There were 1238 patients in the series. The inclusion cri...

Background: Most of the surgeons in our setups perform open cholecystectomy (OC) patients cholelithiasis having previous abdominal surgery. This is era laparoscopic and robotic surgery (LC) should be preferred treatment for these as well. Aim: To observe effect surgeries on cholecystectomy. Study design: Randomized, controlled multicenter experimental study. Place duration study: Department Sur...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is recommended for patients with choledocholithiasis after ERCP with sphincterotomy (ES) and stone extraction. AIM We designed a decision model to address whether ES alone versus ES followed by LC (ES + LC) is the optimal treatment in high-risk patients with choledocholithiasis. METHODS Our cohort were patients with obstructive jaundice who have ...

conclusions laparoscopic cholecystectomy as the method of choice in treatment of gallbladder stone is associated with high success rate. this approach is increasingly being performed because of the decrease in patients’ hospital stay, morbidity, and rapid return to normal life. patients and methods this is a retrospective study. medical records of patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystec...

conclusions intraperitoneal instillation of ropivacaine is more effective than placebo instillation at early postoperative hours in reducing postoperative abdominal pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. results abdominal pain is worse during the first 24 hours after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. after 6 and 12 hours abdominal pain was significantly less in group a compared to group b (p < 0....