results mean operative time was shortest in group a (57.1 minutes) and longest in group b [63.4 (p = 0.131)]. mean hospital stay was shortest in group a (2.1 days) and longest in group c (5.7 days) (p = 0.003). hospital expenses were minimal in group a (p = 0.001). male sex, serum bilirubin level, white blood cell (wbc) count, duration of ercp/es procedure, contracted gall bladder and large cal...

Abstract Aims Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is known to be one of the most widely performed general surgical operations. However, it still associated with an increased incidence and severity complications especially during period a surgeon’s proficiency-gain curve. Certain could prevented by decreasing consequences surgeon errors. We aimed systematically review use checklists LC their effec...

Objective: To compare the complications and symptomatic relief of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with the small incision cholecystectomy (SIC) in patients with symptomatic Cholelithiasis. Material and Methods: This comparative study was conducted in the Surgical Department of Peshawar Institute of Medical Sciences Hayatabad Peshawar from January 2014 to December 2014 total numbers of 157...

Objectives: To review and audit our experience in laparoscopic cholecystectomy [LC] at Omdurman Teaching Hospital, Sudan. Methods: A prospective study for patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the period, from January 2006 to October 2007. Demographic data, indications for surgery, rate of conversion to open cholecystectomy, morbidity, and mortality rates wer Results: A total o...

conclusions intraperitoneal bupivacaine administration at the beginning and end of laparoscopic cholecystectomy reduced only visceral and shoulder pains at the 4th postoperative hour, but had no effect on reducing neither ponv, nor opioid demand, during the first four postoperative hours. results there were no demographic data differences between groups. no differences were found between the tw...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the technical feasibility of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) with our new facilitative maneuver and to compare it with the gold standard four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Operation time, cosmetic score and incisional hernia rates between LC (n=20) and SILC-1 (first 20 consecutive operations with the new tech...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) have become the standard surgical procedure for cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis. During the operation, cystic duct and vessels are usually controlled by Hem-o-Lok clips. We report a case with a complaint of severe abdominal pain for the previous 20 days. Her medical history was unremarkable except for laparos...

BACKGROUND Major bleeding is rare but among the most serious complications of laparoscopic surgery. Still very little is known on bleeding complications and related blood component use in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The aim of this study is to compare bleeding complications, transfusion rates and related costs between LC and open cholecystectomy (OC). METHODS Data concerning LCs and OC...

INTRODUCTION The difficult gallbladder is the most common 'difficult' laparoscopic surgery being performed by general surgeons all over the world and the potential one that places the patient at significant risk. We present our experience of 6147 cases since January 1993 in a single center with respect to conversion to open cholecystectomy. METHODS Patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecys...

background: surgical technique using small-diameter  instruments and single-incision laparoscopy are two new options for less invasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lc). in this study, we have compared mini-lc (mlc) with single-incision lc (silc). materials and methods: this study is a randomized clinical trial conducted on the patients diagnosed with  symptomatic cholelithiasis who underwent l...