Monopolar electrocautery versus ultrasonic dissection of the gallbladder from the gallbladder bed in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial | Zendy

Varun Mahabaleshwar | Zendy; Lileswar Kaman | Zendy; Javid Iqbal | Zendy; Rajinder Singh | Zendy

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Monopolar electrocautery versus ultrasonic dissection of the gallbladder from the gallbladder bed in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Author(s) -

Varun Mahabaleshwar,

Lileswar Kaman,

Javid Iqbal,

Rajinder Singh

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.000411

Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , surgery , perforation , cholecystectomy , dissection (medical) , abdominal ultrasonography , randomized controlled trial , incidence (geometry) , ultrasonography , materials science , punching , physics , optics , metallurgy

Ultrasonic dissection has been suggested as an alternative to monopolar electrocautery in laparoscopic cholecystectomy because it generates less tissue damage and may have a lower incidence of gallbladder perforation. We compared the 2 methods to determine the incidence of gallbladder perforation and its intraoperative consequences.

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