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  • Title: Safety and Feasibility of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis.
    Author: Tayeb M, Rauf F, Bakhtiar N.
    Journal: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak; 2018 Oct; 28(10):798-800. PubMed ID: 30266128.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To have an audit of the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis at a tertiary care centre. STUDY DESIGN: An observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Department of Surgery, Prime Teaching Hospital, Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan, from January 2011 to December 2015. METHODOLOGY: Patients with acute cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were evaluated for conversion rate, morbidity and hospital stay. Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy was defined as done within the same hospital admission. RESULTS: In 83 patients, male to female ratio was 1:1.6 with a median age of 46 years (IQR 15). The median interval between the onset of symptoms and time of surgery was 5 days (IQR 3). Majority of cases (80%) were performed after 72 hours of their presentation as acute cholecystitis. Conversion rate from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy was 8.4% (7/83 cases), because of difficult dissection and unclear anatomy at the Calot's triangle. Median duration of hospital stay was 2 days (IQR 1). Morbidity rate was 9.6% (8/83 cases), all occurring in late presentations; port-site infection being the commonest (n=6, 7%), followed by port-site hernia and post-cholecystectomy pancreatitis (n=1 each). CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is quite safe in acute cholecystitis with a low conversion rate, bile duct injuries, and hospital stay.
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