The incidence of biliary injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has shown a
declining trend though it may still be twice that as with open cholecystectomy. Major biliary …

Background A reliable system for grading operative difficulty of laparoscopic
cholecystectomy would standardise description of findings and reporting of outcomes. The …

Introduction Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the gold-standard approach for
cholecystectomy, has surprisingly variable outcomes and conversion rates. Only recently …

Méthodes: Entre Janvier 2011 et Décembre 2015, tous les patients opérés pour cholécystite
aiguë au Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive du CHU Farhat Hached de Sousse …

Background Day‐case surgery is associated with significant patient and cost benefits.
However, only 43% of cholecystectomy patients are discharged home the same day. One …

Method: Retrospective audit of all laparoscopic cholecystectomies from Jan 2013 to March
2017 was done. The cases that required conversion to open cholecystectomy were …

The difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains a surgical challenge for surgeons who
must decide between laparoscopic continuation and open conversion. The balance …

Background. Bile duct injury (BDI) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is not as
common now as in the past, but it is still a very debilitating complication. Therefore, there is a …

Background Symptomatic gall stones are treated safely and efficiently with laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. Conversion to open cholecystectomy may be associated with adverse …

Although elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the accepted strategy after endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), papillotomy, and common bile duct (CBD) …