Open AccessElective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Nearly Abolishes the Postoperative Hepatic Catabolic Stress Response
Author(s) -
Henning Glerup,
H Heindorff,
Allan Flyvbjerg,
Steen Lund Jensen,
Hendrik Vilstrup
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199503000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystectomy , urea , urine , surgical stress , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , blood urea nitrogen , gastroenterology , creatinine , biochemistry , chemistry
Surgery results in a catabolic state of postoperative stress, where the efficiency of the liver to convert amino acids to urea is increased. This study measured the metabolic consequences of the less traumatic laparoscopic surgery in elective cholecystectomy compared with traditional open surgery technique.