Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is commonly performed, and several factors
increase the risk of open conversion, prolonging operating time and hospital stay.
Preoperative stratification would improve consent, scheduling and identify appropriate
training cases. The aim of this study was to develop a validated risk score for conversion for
use in clinical practice. Patients and methods Preoperative patient and disease-related
variables were identified from a prospective cholecystectomy database (CholeS) of 8820 …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard treatment for
symptomatic gallstones. However, a conversion to open surgery is sometimes still required
to complete the procedure safely. The aim of this study is to identify the predictive factors of
conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy in both elective and emergency
cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective re-view of all patients underwent
laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones from January 2011 to October …