Open AccessPreoperative predictors of level of difficulty of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
Prem Chand,
Manpreet Kaur,
Sumit Bhandari
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/njs.njs_3_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cosmesis , cholecystectomy , gold standard (test) , cholecystitis , surgery , gallstones , ileus , gallbladder , general surgery
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard treatment for symptomatic gallbladder stone disease. This is due to its safety, reliability, cost-effectiveness, negligible mortality, shorter duration of hospitalization (early return to work), better cosmesis, minimal wound complications, and temporary paralytic ileus. In spite of these, conversion to open cholecystectomy which is sometimes required in difficult cases could be challenging.