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  • Title: A prospective review of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Brunei.
    Author: Kok KY, Mathew VV, Tan KK, Yapp SK.
    Journal: Surg Laparosc Endosc; 1998 Apr; 8(2):120-2. PubMed ID: 9566565.
    Abstract:
    Brunei has a small population and a unique medical setup: The number of laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LCs) performed in our institution represents the total number of cases performed in this country. A prospective analysis of all the LCs performed in Brunei is presented. All 220 LCs performed between February 1, 1992, and November 30, 1996, were prospectively recorded on a detailed protocol. Analyses were made with respect to preoperative patient demography, intraoperative complications, and postoperative morbidity and mortality. Symptomatic gallstone disease was found to be common among the ethnic Nepalese population. In this series, nine patients required conversion to open surgery (4%). Acute cholecystitis comprised 21% of cases, and the mean operating time was longer in these cases (144.1 min) than in elective cases (101.2 min; P = 0.002). The overall morbidity was 5% with one ductal injury (0.5%). The mortality rate in this series was 0.5%. Our results of LC are favorable and comparable with those of published series. We conclude that LC has been successfully introduced into our institution. This study also represents an unofficial audit of the state of development of LC in Brunei. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the treatment of gallstone disease has the advantages of a shorter postoperative stay, more rapid overall recovery time, and better cosmesis compared to open cholecystectomy. To assess the state of development of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Brunei, a prospective review of all 220 such procedures performed at the RIPAS Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan in 1992-96 was conducted. These cases represent the total number of procedures performed in Brunei to date. The standard four-portal technique was used with an open Hasson trocar placed at the umbilicus. 81 patients (37%) were male and 139 (63%) were female; the mean age of patients was 46 years. Indications for the procedure included biliary colic (130 cases), acute cholecystitis (47 cases), and obstructive jaundice caused by gallstones (26). The mean operating time was 109 minutes. 9 patients (4%) required conversion to open surgery. The overall morbidity rate was 5%, with one ductal injury (0.5%). Gallbladder perforation with leakage of bile and/or gallstones occurred in 17% of cases. There was 1 death in this series (0.5% mortality), involving an 87-year-old woman with postoperative bronchopneumonia. 57% of patients did not require any form of analgesia in the postoperative period. The mean hospital stay was 3 days.
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