Laparoscopic Surgery with Concomitant Hernia Repair and Cholecystectomy: An Alternative Approach to Everyday Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Concomitant surgeries have been performed previously in several centers with experience in laparoscopic surgeries. These surgeries are performed in one patient under one operation with anesthesia.

Methods

We performed a retrospective unicenter study from October 2021 to December 2021 analyzing patients who underwent laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with cholecystectomy. We extracted data from 20 patients who underwent hiatal hernia repair together with cholecystectomy. Grouping of data by hiatal hernia type showed 6 type IV hernias (complex hernia), 13 type III hernias (mixed type) and 1 type I hernia (sliding hernia). Out of the 20 cases analyzed, 19 were patients suffering from chronic cholecystitis and 1 patient presented with acute cholecystitis. The averag

SUBMITTER: Zarogoulidis P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047121 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature