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Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Author
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 51, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.357-360, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2009-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background : cholecystectomy is one of the most frequently performed operations.
Open cholecystectomy has been the gold standard for over 100 years .laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced in 1980s.
Patient and methods : Two hundred patients admitted to first surgical unit in Baghdad teaching hospital from first May 2007-first May 2009 with gall stone disease both symptomatic and asymptomatic, of both genders and any age were evaluated by history, examination and investigations and data was collected.
Results : Two hundred patients underwent LC in the study period.
181 (90.5 %) were females and 19 (9.5 %) were males.
The most common age group was between 21-40 years (55 %), bleeding was the commonest complication, occurring from trocar site in 11 (5.5 %) cases, vascular injury in Calot's triangle in 9 (4.5 %) cases and liver bed in 23 (11.5 %) cases.
Spilled gall stones occurred in 32 (16 %) cases, biliary leak in 7 (3.5 %) cases including common bile duct injury in one case.
Port site infection was seen in 11 (5.5 %).
There was no bowel injury or port site hernia and there was no mortality.
Conclusion : LC is a safe and effective procedure in almost all patients with cholelithiasis.
Good training and dealing with the complications makes this procedure with good results and less complication.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ubaydi, Tariq E.. 2009. Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 51, no. 4, pp.357-360.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ubaydi, Tariq E.. Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 51, no. 4 (2009), pp.357-360.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-380383
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ubaydi, Tariq E.. Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2009. Vol. 51, no. 4, pp.357-360.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-380383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 359-360
Record ID
BIM-380383