Background Preoperative ERCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP),
and intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) are standard procedures in evaluating patients …

Background Few reports have examined the localized regional disparity in representative
surgical procedures in orthopaedics and general surgery globally. This study aimed to clarify …

Background Various surgical approaches are available for cholecystectomy, but their long-
term outcomes, such as incidence of incisional hernia, are largely unknown. Our aim was to …

Background Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of complications after
abdominal surgery. We evaluated retrospectively the impact of preoperative risk factors and …

Introducción. La colecistectomía laparoscópica es la técnica de elección en pacientes con
indicación de extracción quirúrgica de la vesícula; sin embargo, en promedio, el 20% de …

Introduction As techniques in laparoscopic cholecystectomy have improved, surgeon
experience of open cholecystectomy may be limited. This study examined the current …

Background: Antiobesity surgery reduces mortality, but this reduction is dependent to a great
extent on surgical perioperative mortality. Population-based perioperative mortality after …

Cholecystectomy is the removal of gallstones using surgical methods. Gallstones are the
most common gallbladder disease, and is seen in four out of every 100 people …

Background The relationship between different lifestyle factors and the risk of needing
cholecystectomy for gallstone disease is not clear. This study aimed to assess the …

Objective. To evaluate cholecystectomy rates in a Norwegian county during the transition
time from open to laparoscopic surgery, with focus on the incident rate of laparoscopic …