Surgical treatment of symptomatic gallstone disease has changed dramatically since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC),l.2 In some populations as many as 80 percent or more of cholecystectomies are now performed laparoscopically,2.J So far we have performed 100 cases of LC which will be presented in this paper and different aspects of this new procedure will be discussed, ...

Endoscopicretrogradecholangio-pancreatography with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) has been applied to the treatment of cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis. However, there are some limitations. Patients in this group adopt Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration (LEBDE), Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage (ENBD) and primary common bile duct ...

BACKGROUND We aimed to analyze outcomes of early and delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly in our General Surgery Division. METHODS We analyzed 114 LC performed from the 1st of January 2008 to the 31st of December 2012 in our General Surgery division: 67 LC were performed for gallbladder stones and 47 for acute cholecystitis. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Comparison between Ordinary ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has many advantages over open cholecystectomy, but sometimes, it can cause life threatening complications. Abdominal aortic injuries are rare but if occur, usually prove fatal if not diagnosed and treated promptly. We report a case of abdominal aortic injury which occurred during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. To the best of our knowledge this would be the first...

surgical treatment of symptomatic gallstone disease has changed dramatically since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lc),l.2 in some populations as many as 80 percent or more of cholecystectomies are now performed laparoscopically,2.j so far we have performed 100 cases of lc which will be presented in this paper and different aspects of this new procedure will be discussed, whil...

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) is compared to the Open and Minilap approaches in a Cost Minimization Analysis for public hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago. The analysis shows that despite the high initial equipment cost required to perform LC, substantial savings can be achieved at the hospital level by converting from a minilap or open regime to a laparoscopic regime for cholecystectomy. Bec...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard operation for gallstone disease. The aim of this review was to scrutinize the advantages and benefits of this minimal invasive technique compared to the conventional operation according to the available literature. Regarding the evidence-based medicine criteria, the current status of laparoscopy in the treatment of cholecystolithiasis...

Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy is established as the treatment of choice for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis and is now proposed for the treatment of acute cholecystitis. The aim of this study is to evaluate biochemical aspects of open (OC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We measured the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the levels of nitrite+nitrate as stable end products of ni...

OBJECTIVE To compare the results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with those of open cholecystectomy (OC) in the treatment of acute cholecystitis. DESIGN A prospective, nonrandomized trial. SETTING "Virgen de la Arrixaca" University Hospital, El Palmar (Murcia), Spain. PATIENTS One hundred fourteen patients underwent LC, and 110 underwent OC. The patients underwent surgery within 72 h...

Purpose: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the gold standard of management of gallstone disease. LC is associated with a two-to-four times higher incidence of bile duct injury, which is a rare but more serious complication than open cholecystectomy. We reviewed our experiences with the management of bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: From January 1999 to A...