Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered to be the gold standard in the
early management of acute cholecystitis however, recommendations for routine drain …

Background There is a lack of evidence regarding the role of drainage in laparoscopic
cholecystectomy (LC) for acutely inflamed gallbladder (AIGB), and drain insertion remains …

Background Although the preoperative management of mild and moderate (Grade I–II) acute
calculous cholecystitis (ACC) has been standardized, there is no consensus on the value of …

Purpose Currently, surgical drainage during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is still
placed in selected patients. Evidence of the non-beneficial effect of the surgical drain comes …

Background There is paucity of evidence regarding the role of drain in laparoscopic
cholecystectomy (LC) in acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC), and surgeons have placed the …

AIM To identify sonographic signs of cholecystitis that correlate with surgical outcomes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and thirty-three consecutive patients who …

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of gray-scale and power
Doppler sonography for acute cholecystitis and show a correlation between sonographic …

Antecedentes: El “drenaje profiláctico” es aquél en el que se deja un drenaje en un espacio
para vaciar posibles colecciones que pudiesen alojarse posterior a una cirugía. Las …

To conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT), meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of
drains in reducing complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute …

Usar drenajes en cirugía laparoscópica sigue siendo un tema de debate desde hace varios
años. Su uso se ha visto mayormente en cirugías de emergencia por ejemplo: apendicitis …