Gallbladder perforation with subsequent gallstone spillage can occur with higher frequency in laparoscopic cholecystectomy than in traditional open approach. Gallstone abscess formation from stone spillage post-cholecystectomy is extremely rare. We present a case of para-spinal abscess formation 5 years after spilled gallstones following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Severe local inflammation and scar formation are commonly responsible for conversion to open surgery. Fibrosuppressive effects of estrogen on peritoneal inflammatory conditions could provide low, dense fibrosis or scar formation around the gallbladder and make laparoscopic cholecystectomy easier in women and...

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...

UNLABELLED In the laparoscopic surgery of acute cholecystitis, no identification of anatomic structures in Calot triangle prevents the retrograde disection. Therefore, the anterograde disection of gall bladder, which we often use in open cholecystectomy, was applied as an alternative method in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in our 2 cases. Through this method, the safety of the attempt was increa...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now the gold standard for the treatment of gall stone disease and ultrasonography is the most common imaging study performed for biliary tract disease. The various pre-operative parameters in literature for predicting difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy are reported. The present study was conducted to look for some predictive factors on ultrasonography of gall...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of laparoscopic surgery on liver function in humans and the possible mechanisms behind such effect. Blood samples from 30 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and 20 patients who underwent open cholecystectomy (OC) were tested for liver function by measuring the level of serum alanine aminotrasferase (ALT) and aspartate...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopy has been a standard procedure in most medical centres providing surgical services for many years. Both the range and number of laparoscopic procedures performed are constantly increasing. Over the last decade, laparoscopic procedures have been successfully applied both in emergency and oncological surgery. However, treatment costs have become a more important factor in ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Percutaneous cholecystostomy is currently indicated for patients with cholecystitis who might be poor candidates for operative cholecystectomy. We performed a study to evaluate the long-term outcome of patients undergoing emergent tube cholecystostomy. METHODS This study was a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent tube cholecystostomy from July 1, 2005...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Our aim is to investigate the anxiety status of the patient before elective cholecystectomy and to analyze the relation between the level of anxiety for a given operation type (laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy) and the corresponding demographic and social data. METHODS A total of 333 patients undergoing cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis were included in the ...