3 Decades Later: Investigating the Rate of and Risk Factors for Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy
Steven J Coffin, MSIV1, Peter Callas, PhD1, Sean Wrenn, MD2, Wasef Abu-Jaish, MD, FACS, FASM, BS2. 1University of Vermont College of Medicine, 2University of Vermont Medical CenterIntroduction: Recent data suggest a wide range of conversion (4.9%-20%) from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy (OC) despite increasing surgeon familiarity and superior equipment. Previously identified risk factors for conversion… Continue Reading
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Ambulatory Single Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using Standard Laparoscopic Instruments
Anibal Pimentel, MD, Hely Serrano, MD, Mariana Guerrero, MD, Juan Uribe, MD. CLINICA CHICAMOCHABackground: Single-port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SPL-C) is a new minimally invasive technique, which has been developed to minimize the surgical access trauma, limiting to one incision which is needed for specimen extraction anyway. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility… Continue Reading
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Anatomic Feasibility of Percutaneous or Endoscopic Cholecysto-Enteric Fistula Creation and Stent Insertion in Acute Cholecystitis
Rebecca Zener, MD1, Lee Swanstrom, MD2, Eran Shlomovitz, MD3. 1University of Toronto Joint Department of Medical Imaging, 22. Institute of Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France, 3University of Toronto Joint Department of Medical Imaging and Department of SurgeryINTRODUCTION: Lumen-apposing self-expandable cholecysto-enteric stents (LOSES) are increasingly placed as an alternative to cholecystectomy in high risk patients. The… Continue Reading
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Bile duct injury and morbidity following cholecystectomy: A need for improvement
Meredith Barrett, MD1, Dana Telem, MD, MPH1, Horacio Asbun, MD2, Michael Brunt, MD3. 1University of Michigan, 2Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, 3Washington UniversityIntroduction: Bile duct injury (BDI) remains the most dreaded complication following cholecystectomy with serious repercussions for the surgeon, patient and entire healthcare system. In the absence of registries, the true incidence of BDI in the… Continue Reading
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Biliary Dyskinesia: A Myth or a real Disease entity One surgeon’s experience in Mid Ohio Valley.
Emmanuel A Agaba, MD, Alyse McNeill, PAC, MSPAS. Marietta Memorial Hopsital, Marietta OHIncreasingly, more patients with gallbladder and biliary dyskinesia are being recognized in United States. Although improved technology may be responsible for this increase, it is questionable whether this alone maybe responsible for the surge in the diagnosis. Biliary dyskinesia is a diagnosis of… Continue Reading
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Campaign for greater safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Denmark.
Jan Krzak, MD1, Ane Beck Jensen Vingborg, MD2, Ada Krzak3. 1Department of Surgery, Herning Hospital, Denmark, 2Department of Surgery, Viborg Hospital, Denmark, 3University of Cambridge, UKIntroduction: We aim to popularize SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program among Danish surgeons. Method: In June 2016 a survey was conducted at a symposium about the surgical treatment of gallstones in… Continue Reading
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Characterization of Biliary Injury after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a High-Volume Hospital System
Julia F Kohn1, Alexander Trenk2, Brittany Lapin2, John G Linn2, Stephen Haggerty2, Woody Denham2, Ray Joehl2, Michael B Ujiki2. 1University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, 2Department of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystemINTRODUCTION: This study sought to determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, biliary injury (BDI) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy… Continue Reading
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Cholecystectomies: A Comparison of the Acute Care versus Non-acute Care Surgery Experience
Sara E Martin del Campo, MD, MS, David S Strosberg, MD, MS, Andrew J Suzo, BS, CCRP, Rebecca R Dettorre, MA, CCRC, Sara A Mansfield, MD, MS, Jeffrey W Hazey, MD, Bradley J Needleman, MD. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterIntroduction: The acute care surgery (ACS) model is a relatively new concept implemented in… Continue Reading
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Clipless laparoscopic cholecystectomy: usefulness of Clinch knot
Nobuhiro Ito, PhD. Aoki Memorial HospitalINTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard operation for cholecystitis. It is an introductory operation of laparoscopic surgery. We typically use clips to divide the cystic duct. But sometimes it is difficult to clip because of severe inflammation. Cystic duct becomes hard and thick. We may use the linear stapler… Continue Reading
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Comparative study between open and minimally invasive surgery for congenital biliary dilatation and pancreatobiliary maljunction.
Takanori Morikawa, MD, PhD, Takeshi Naitoh, MD, PhD, FACS, Hideo Ohtsuka, MD, PhD, Masaharu Ishida, MD, PhD, Takadate Tatsuyuki, MD, PhD, Takeshi Aoki, MD, PhD, Kei Nakagawa, MD, PhD, Hiroki Hayashi, MD, PhD, Fuyuhiko Motoi, MD, PhD, Michiaki Unno, MD, PhD. Department of surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineBackground: The treatment of congenital biliary… Continue Reading
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Comparitive Study On Antibiotic versus No Antibiotics in Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in South Indian Population
Parimuthukumar Rajappa, MS, Prashanth Krishna, Aishwarya Venkata Lakshmi, Jayanth Leo, Vineeth Vishwanath. Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, IndiaIntroduction: With the advent of laparoscopy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become one of the most commonly performed surgeries today. In many parts of the world, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed as a day care procedure. Our aim is to assess the… Continue Reading
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Distance from a port to a target organ as a predictive factor for difficult cases in single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Masafumi Ohira, MD1, Kazuaki Shibuya, MD1, Kazuhiro Uemura, MD1, Hiroaki Takahashi, MD1, Naotake Honma, MD2, Yoshihiko Osaka, MD2, Yoshio Ito, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center, 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical CenterBackground: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has gained popularity recently thanks to improvements in laparoscopic instruments and… Continue Reading
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Do surgeons recognize the critical view of safety during laparoscopic cholecystectomies?: a pilot study
Mohammed H Al Mahroos, MD, FRCSC, Mohsen AlHashemi, MD, Amin Madani, MD, PhD, Julio F Fiore Junior, PhD, Melina Vassiliou, MD, MED, FRCSC, FACS, Gerald M Fried, MD, FCRCSC, FACS, Liane S Feldman, MD, FRCSC, FACS. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QCIntroduction: Bile duct injury is a… Continue Reading
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Documentation of the Critical View of Safety During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a High-Volume Hospital System
Julia F Kohn1, Alexander Trenk2, Brittany Lapin2, John G Linn2, Stephen Haggerty2, Woody Denham2, Ray Joehl2, Michael B Ujiki2. 1University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, 2Department of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystemINTRODUCTION: This study sought to determine the rate and accuracy of documentation of the Critical View of Safety (CVS)… Continue Reading
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Evaluation and Comparison of Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Ashwani Kumar, MS, Nitish Arora, Bharti Arora, Ashish Sharma. GMC PatialaIntroduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has shown an evolutionary improvement in quality of life. The study was aimed to objectively assess the same using a preliminary questionnaire focussed on physical and psychological status of the patient pre and post cholecystectomy. Material and Methods: A prospective study was… Continue Reading
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