Open AccessIntestinal Permeability and Systemic Endotoxemia After Laparotomic or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
Mario Schietroma,
Francesco Carlei,
Sonia Cappelli,
Gianfranco Amicucci
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1097/01.sla.0000201455.89037.f6
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystectomy , lactulose , mannitol , intestinal permeability , gastroenterology , laparoscopy , surgery , anesthesia , chemistry , organic chemistry
Because laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is widely recognized as a "mild" or "mini-invasive" kind of surgery, in this prospective nonrandomized study, we investigated the effect of intestinal manipulation on intestinal permeability and endotoxemia, in patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy by comparing the laparoscopic with the laparotomic approach.