Laparoscopic approach is safe and effective in the management of Mirizzi syndrome
Author(s) -
NaduthottamPalaniswami Kamalesh,
Prakash Kurumboor,
K Pramil,
ThaliyachiraDeepak George,
Sylesh Aikot,
Shaji Ponnambathayil
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.140216
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , incidence (geometry) , surgery , retrospective cohort study , jaundice , cholecystectomy , complication , common bile duct , cohort , laparoscopy , presentation (obstetrics) , general surgery , pancreatitis , physics , optics
Mirizzi syndrome (MS), an unusual complication of gallstone disease is due to mechanical obstruction of the common hepatic duct and is associated with clinical presentation of obstructive jaundice. Pre-operative identification of this entity is difficult and surgical management constitutes a formidable challenge to the operating surgeon.
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