Open AccessPreoperative factors predicting poor outcomes following laparoscopic choledochotomy: a multivariate analysis study
Author(s) -
Xiaoming Ye,
Xiaoming Hong,
Kaiyuan Ni,
Xiaoping Teng,
Kaigang Xie
Publication year - 2013
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.003112
Subject(s) - medicine , multivariate analysis , multivariate statistics , laparoscopy , general surgery , surgery , statistics , mathematics
Laparoscopic surgery for common bile duct stones varies procedurally from a transcystic approach to laparoscopic choledochotomy (LC) with or without biliary drainage. However, LC is a difficult procedure with higher documented morbidity than the transcystic approach. We retrospectively investigated risk factors for adverse outcomes of LC.
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