Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients
Other Title(s)
عمليات رفع المرارة بالمنظار للمرضى المصابين بالسمنة
Joint Authors
al-Khayyat, Muzahim Qasim
Hamid, Ahmad Tariq
al-Atraqji, Hisham Ahmad
Source
Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul
Issue
Vol. 40, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.54-58, 5 p.
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Medicine-Mosul
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Obesity has been considered as a relative contraindication to laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Aim: Evaluating the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients.
Patients and methods: The study was performed in Al-Jomhoory Teaching Hospital, Mosul City.
From July 2004 to January 2015.
This is a prospective study included 1145 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
All patients from Mosul province, were divided according to the body mass index into two groups.
Group I included 141 patients (12.3%) who were obese (BMI more than 30), and group II, included 1004 non-obese (87.7%) (BMI less than 30).
Peroperative and Postoperative complications, conversion rate, and hospital stay were compared between these two groups.
Results: There was no difference between obese and non-obese groups in preoperative complications, except Subcutaneous insufflations which occurred in 5 cases (3.5 %) and bleeding from the portal site in 3 cases (2.1%) in obese patients.
Regarding to the pre and post operative complications there were no significant difference between the two groups with p value (p ≤ 0.05).
Conclusion: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and effective treatment for obese patients with cholecystitis.
There is no difference in preoperative and postoperative technical procedures between obese and non-obese patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamid, Ahmad Tariq& al-Khayyat, Muzahim Qasim& al-Atraqji, Hisham Ahmad. 2018. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul،Vol. 40, no. 2, pp.54-58.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamid, Ahmad Tariq…[et al.]. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul Vol. 40, no. 2 (Dec. 2018), pp.54-58.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamid, Ahmad Tariq& al-Khayyat, Muzahim Qasim& al-Atraqji, Hisham Ahmad. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul. 2018. Vol. 40, no. 2, pp.54-58.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901743
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 57-58
Record ID
BIM-901743