Preoperative Risk Factors for Conversion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy to Open Surgery - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Author(s) -
Josephine Philip Rothman,
Jakob Burcharth,
HansChristian Pommergaard,
Søren Viereck,
Jacob Rosenberg
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000445505
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , meta analysis , cholecystectomy , laparoscopic surgery , general surgery , open surgery , systematic review , open cholecystectomy , surgery , laparoscopy , medline , political science , law
Preoperative risk factors for the conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery have been identified, but never been explored systematically. Our objective was to systematically present the evidence of preoperative risk factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery.
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