An analytic study of 100 patients with laproscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract EN

Surgical treatment of gallstone disease has changed dramatically because of the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy that is why the rapid and widespread adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has aroused concern about the safety of the new procedure.

This analytic study was conducted in Al-karama general hospital, kut city, on 100 patients with symtomatic gallstones over 2 years.

99 % of patients were Iraqi citizens and only 1% was a palastinian.

75 % were from Wasit, 22 % from Nassirya and 3 % from Baghdad governorates.

The vast majority were females (87.4 %), the mean age was 39.9 year with a range from14-70year.

The patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy after complete preoperative assessment with a success rate of 94 %, while 6 % of patient completed by conversion into open laparotomy.

The mean operative time was 36.2 minutes, ranged from (180-15) min.

the mean hospital stay was 1.43 day, ranged from (1-18) days.

There was no major complications and the intraoperative complications were managed intraoperatively.

No death was encountered in this series.

The mean time to return to work was 12 days.

This study showed that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe procedure with short operative time, less postoperative pain, a short hospital stay, early return to work, and a low morbidity and mortality rate.