Open AccessIs intra-operative cholangiography necessary during laparoscopic cholecystectomy? A multicentre rural experience from a developing world country
Author(s) -
Iqbal Saleem Mir,
Mir Mohsin,
Omar Kirmani,
Tafazul Majid,
Khurshid Alam Wani,
M. T. Hassan,
Javed Naqshbandi,
Mohammed Maqbool
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i33.4493
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystectomy , surgery , common bile duct , general surgery , cholangiography , gallstones , prospective cohort study , bile duct
To evaluate the feasibility and safety of performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in non-teaching rural hospitals of a developing country without intra-operative cholangiography (IOC). To evaluate the possibility of reduction of costs and hospital stay for patients undergoing LC.