Open AccessBILIARY TRACT INJURY
Author(s) -
Abdul Sattar,
Shaukat Ali,
Shazia Batool Rana
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.02.5024
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystectomy , surgery , biliary tract , incidence (geometry) , complication , bile duct , general surgery , optics , physics
Objective:-To observe the rate of biliary tract injury and to prove theeffectiveness of mini-cholecystectomy in developing countries. Setting:- Department of Surgery, Nishtar Hospital,Multan. Design:- Descriptive study. Duration:- One year, starting from October 2002 to October 2003. Material andmethods: Total 50 patients were treated with mini-cholecystectomy. Follow up for complication was done for the periodof 6 months after procedure. Results: In 50 patients there was no bile duct injury. Biliary peritonitis and strictures wereseen in 2(4%) patients. Patients developed biliary leakage in which drain was not put at the time of operation and onlydrain was put and recovered. Conclusion: Mini-cholecystectomy is relatively economical method for the treatment ofgall stone disease which is associated with less patients discomfort and less incidence of postoperative complications,short hospital stay, good cosmetic results, early return to work, so it should always be preferred to conventionalcholecystectomy.