A prospective cohort study for prediction of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DLC) is a stressful condition for surgeon which is followed by greater risk for various injuries (biliary, vascular etc.) Preoperative factors that are related to DLC are landmarks for surgeon to assess the possibilities for overcoming difficulties and making early decision about conversion to an open surgery. In prospective cohort study we evaluated and defined the importance and impact of preoperative parameters on difficulties encountered during surgery, defined DLC, predictors of DLC and index of DLC.

Materials and methods

All patients in the study were operated by the same surgeon. We defined the total duration of the operation as the time from insertion of Veress needle to the extraction of gallbladder (GB) and DLC a

SUBMITTER: Stanisic V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7779950 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature