Open or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder with the stone. It is the best method for treatment of gallstone problems. Use of a keyhole technique to release the sphincter of the gall bladder duct and pick out the stones, or let the stones "flow out", in...
Critical view of safety faster and safer technique during laparoscopic cholecystectomy? In case of co-incidental liver disease during pregnancy the patient can suffer from acute viral hepatitis, gall stones and biliary disease. Fetal mortality, it was reiterated was very high in such cases. In acute...
Diagnosing Biliary Issues In order to make a diagnosis, your doctor will talk to you about your medical history and concerns. After completing a physical exam, your doctor may ask about your family medical history to narrow down specific disorders you may be prone to. Tests include: Blood test...
However, several issues remain unresolved, including methodology, definition of delayed emptying, and the absence of high-quality studies to determine if CCK-CS can predict who will do well with cholecystectomy. In patients with previous cholecystectomy, the main area of controversy is the evaluation...
result in the acalculous pain. It is also known as the pain without stones. So, without the gallstones obstructing the bile duct, you can feel a severe pain. It is most common in people who have removed their gallbladder. Hence, the post-cholecystectomy patients are more prone to such ...
Background: Gallbladders (GBs) are routinely sent for pathologic examination after cholecystectomy to rule out the presence of malignancy. Primary GB neoplasms, while rare, include aggressive adenocarcinomas (ACA) with poor prognosis and a timely diagnosis can have a significant effect on a patient'...
An increasingly voluminous literature on single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SPLC) has become available after five years of intense publications worldwide. In their meta-analysis, neither Sajid et al[4] nor Trastulli et al[5] found statistical significant differences between the two procedures in...
Gallstones, cholecystectomy, and the risk for developing pancreatic cancer. Br J Cancer. 2002;86:1081–4. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Ye W, Lagergren J, Nyren O, Ekbom A. Risk of pancreatic cancer after cholecystectomy: a cohort study in Sweden. Gut. 2001;49:678–...
Many but not all studies have concluded that a low GEF predicts good outcomes after cholecystectomy, but most studies suffer from poor methodology and there is only one prospective randomized controlled trial. Also, some patients with a normal GEF have responded to cholecystectomy. Another ...
CHANGES IN THE PRACTICE OF BILIARY SURGERY AND ERCP DURING THE INTRODUCTION OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY TO AUSTRALIA: THEIR POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE Fletcher DR (1994) Changes in the practice of biliary surgery and ERCP during the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to Australia: their possible ...