Difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy and trainees: predictors and results in an academic teaching hospital

HM Atta, AA Mohamed, AM Sewefy… - Gastroenterology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the first laparoscopic procedures performed by
surgical trainees. This study aims to determine preoperative and/or intraoperative predictors …

C-reactive protein as a predictor of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis: a multivariate analysis

A Díaz-Flores, E Cárdenas-Lailson… - … & Advanced Surgical …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the treatment of choice for mild and
moderate acute cholecystitis. The aim of this study was to analyze the utility of C-reactive …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in non-emergency cholecystectomy using data from a population-based cohort study

RS Vohra, J Hodson, S Pasquali, EA Griffiths… - World journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background There is a variation in the administration of antibiotics prophylaxis to reduce the
perceived risk of SSI in patients undergoing non-emergency cholecystectomy. The aim of …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of high BMI on outcomes after day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a United Kingdom University Hospital experience

MH Raja, L Dunphy, E El-Shaikh… - Emergency, 2017 - ambulatorysurgery.org
Abstract Introduction: Approximately 12-15% of the United Kingdom adult population have
gallstones and patients with a high BMI are at an increased risk [1]. These individuals are …

Concurrent biliary disease increases the risk for conversion and bile duct injury in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a retrospective analysis at a county teaching hospital

LH Spence, S Schwartz, AH Kaji… - The American …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Biliary tract disease remains a common indication for operative intervention. The incidence
of concurrent biliary tract disease (> 2 biliary tract disease processes) is unknown and the …

[PDF][PDF] Factors determining conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy

TK Maitra, M Ekramullah, SK Mondol - IMC Journal of Medical …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background and objectives: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has virtually replaced
conventional open cholecystectomy (OC) as the standard procedure of treatment for …

[PDF][PDF] Research Article Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Trainees: Predictors and Results in an Academic Teaching Hospital

HM Atta, AA Mohamed, AM Sewefy, AFS Abdel-Fatah… - 2017 - academia.edu
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the first laparoscopic procedures performed by
surgical trainees. This study aims to determine preoperative and/or intraoperative predictors …