Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for gall bladder stone disease.
Difficult cholecystectomy is associated with serious complications and a high conversion …

AIMS: To develop a scoring method that predicts difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Bidirectional prospective study in a medical college setup …

Co-existing algogenic conditions in two internal organs in the same patient may mutually
enhance pain symptoms (viscero-visceral hyperalgesia). The present study assessed this …

Objective Different reasons may cause difficult intraoperative surgical situations. This study
aims to predict intraoperative complexity by classifying and evaluating preoperative patient …

BACKGROUND: Conversion during laparoscopic cholecystectomy has adverse effects on
operating time, postoperative morbidity and hospital costs. Identifying risk factors for …

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard treatment for
symptomatic gallbladder stone disease. This is due to its safety, reliability, cost …

Background: The gold standard treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis is videolaparoscopic
cholecystectomy (VLC). The aim of this study is to produce a predictive clinical ultrasound …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of pre-operative
ultrasound findings for conversion from laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery in …

Background: Cholelithiasis is the most common biliary pathology. Gallstones are present in
10 to 15% of the general population and asymptomatic in the majority (> 80%). The …

Background: Cholecystectomy is the procedure of choice for symptomatic gall stones.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) may be rendered difficult by various problems …